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Docker Experimental Features
This page contains a list of features in the Docker engine which are
experimental. Experimental features are not ready for production. They are provided for test and evaluation in your sandbox environments.
The information below describes each feature and the Github pull requests and issues associated with it. If necessary, links are provided to additional documentation on an issue. As an active Docker user and community member, please feel free to provide any feedback on these features you wish.
Install Docker experimental
Unlike the regular Docker binary, the experimental channels is built and updated nightly on https://experimental.docker.com. From one day to the next, new features may appear, while existing experimental features may be refined or entirely removed.
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Verify that you have
wget
installed.$ which wget
If
wget
isn't installed, install it after updating your manager:$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install wget
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Get the latest Docker package.
$ wget -qO- https://experimental.docker.com/ | sh
The system prompts you for your
sudo
password. Then, it downloads and installs Docker and its dependencies.Note: If your company is behind a filtering proxy, you may find that the
apt-key
command fails for the Docker repo during installation. To work around this, add the key directly using the following:$ wget -qO- https://experimental.docker.com/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
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Verify
docker
is installed correctly.$ sudo docker run hello-world
This command downloads a test image and runs it in a container.
Current experimental features
How to comment on an experimental feature
Each feature's documentation includes a list of proposal pull requests or PRs associated with the feature. If you want to comment on or suggest a change to a feature, please add it to the existing feature PR.
Issues or problems with a feature? Inquire for help on the #docker
IRC channel or in on the Docker Google group.