moby--moby/docs/reference/commandline/secret_create.md

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secret create	The secret create command description and usage	secret, create

secret create

Usage:	docker secret create [OPTIONS] SECRET file|-

Create a secret from a file or STDIN as content

Options:
      --help          Print usage
  -l, --label list    Secret labels (default [])

Creates a secret using standard input or from a file for the secret content. You must run this command on a manager node.

Examples

Create a secret

$ echo <secret> | docker secret create my_secret -
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds

$ docker secret ls
ID                          NAME                    CREATED                                   UPDATED                                   SIZE
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds   my_secret               2016-10-27 23:25:43.909181089 +0000 UTC   2016-10-27 23:25:43.909181089 +0000 UTC   1679

Create a secret with a file

$ docker secret create my_secret ./secret.json
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds

$ docker secret ls
ID                          NAME                    CREATED                                   UPDATED                                   SIZE
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds   my_secret               2016-10-27 23:25:43.909181089 +0000 UTC   2016-10-27 23:25:43.909181089 +0000 UTC   1679

Create a secret with labels

$ docker secret create --label env=dev --label rev=20161102 my_secret ./secret.json
jtn7g6aukl5ky7nr9gvwafoxh

$ docker secret inspect my_secret
[
    {
        "ID": "jtn7g6aukl5ky7nr9gvwafoxh",
        "Version": {
            "Index": 541
        },
        "CreatedAt": "2016-11-03T20:54:12.924766548Z",
        "UpdatedAt": "2016-11-03T20:54:12.924766548Z",
        "Spec": {
            "Name": "my_secret",
            "Labels": {
                "env": "dev",
                "rev": "20161102"
            },
            "Data": null
        },
        "Digest": "sha256:4212a44b14e94154359569333d3fc6a80f6b9959dfdaff26412f4b2796b1f387",
        "SecretSize": 1679
    }
]

Related information

• secret inspect
• secret ls
• secret rm