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title = "Docker network driver plugins"
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description = "Network driver plugins."
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keywords = ["Examples, Usage, plugins, docker, documentation, user guide"]
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[menu.main]
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parent = "engine_extend"
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<![end-metadata]-->
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# Engine network driver plugins
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Docker Engine network plugins enable Engine deployments to be extended to
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support a wide range of networking technologies, such as VXLAN, IPVLAN, MACVLAN
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or something completely different. Network driver plugins are supported via the
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LibNetwork project. Each plugin is implemented as a "remote driver" for
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LibNetwork, which shares plugin infrastructure with Engine. Effectively, network
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driver plugins are activated in the same way as other plugins, and use the same
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kind of protocol.
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## Using network driver plugins
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The means of installing and running a network driver plugin depend on the
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particular plugin. So, be sure to install your plugin according to the
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instructions obtained from the plugin developer.
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Once running however, network driver plugins are used just like the built-in
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network drivers: by being mentioned as a driver in network-oriented Docker
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commands. For example,
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$ docker network create --driver weave mynet
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Some network driver plugins are listed in [plugins](plugins.md)
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The `mynet` network is now owned by `weave`, so subsequent commands
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referring to that network will be sent to the plugin,
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$ docker run --net=mynet busybox top
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## Write a network plugin
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Network plugins implement the [Docker plugin
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API](https://docs.docker.com/extend/plugin_api/) and the network plugin protocol
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## Network plugin protocol
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The network driver protocol, in addition to the plugin activation call, is
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documented as part of libnetwork:
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[https://github.com/docker/libnetwork/blob/master/docs/remote.md](https://github.com/docker/libnetwork/blob/master/docs/remote.md).
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# Related Information
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To interact with the Docker maintainers and other interested users, see the IRC channel `#docker-network`.
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- [Docker networks feature overview](../userguide/networking/index.md)
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- The [LibNetwork](https://github.com/docker/libnetwork) project
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