If you choose golang as your programming language, Docker provides plugin-helpers to make it really simple to write your own plugin.
#Docker network plugins install#
At first you are completely free to write the Docker Plugin in any language you want just keep in mind to make it as easy as possible for users to use your Plugin (I think it wouldn’t be the best idea to use some “esoteric” programming language which needs to install many dependencies, albeit it’s possible). If you are a tool-maker and want to write your own Docker Plugin there are many ways to do so.
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Per default these optional values are defined as root. This command for example will create a persistent storage volume (in this case with Quobyte), the owner of the Volume is user “docker” and the group “docker”.
#Docker network plugins driver#
Further this provides the users with the flexibility to simply use other core functionalities like network providers than the default Docker components and on the other hand it allows tool-creators to develop Docker Plugins that make it easier for other users to use their tools with Docker.Īfter you installed the Docker Plugin of your choice (there are different ways to do so) you can easily use them with the Docker CLI: NetworkingĬreating a network is the same as with Docker Networking: just specify the driver which should be used and define some optional driver specific arguments with - opt key= value:ĭocker volume create - driver quobyte - name MyDockerVol - opt user= docker - opt group= docker If the core functionality provided by Docker doesn’t fit your need you are free to use any Docker Plugin that you want. One of the first Volume Plugins was probably Flocker.Īuthorization: allows to include third-party solutions for container authorization for example the twistlock plugin allows you to define which users can perform which actions.
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With these plugins it’s much easier to run stateful applications inside containers than before. Storage/Volume: these allow you to use third-party container data management solutions to persist data on your hosts or across multiple hosts. This means you aren’t tied to the Docker Network and can easily use (virtually) any tool you want. Network: these allow you to use third-party container networking solutions like weave to connect your containers across multiple hosts or to set specific policies.