The Docker plugin provides an easy way to manage and create Docker containers.

Key Features

• Can create Create and delete Docker containers

• Use local image or get one from DockerHub

• Connect a container to a network
    

Plugin Operations

• createContainer
• startContainer
• stopContainer
• killContainer
  
• connectNetwork
• disconnectNetwork

The docker host

To connect remotely with an IP, the docker daemon must be started with the -H option. This is set by adding a DOCKER_OPTS variable in /etc/default/docker. For Ubuntu systems, this is added to /lib/systemd/system/docker.serviceTo connect using a unix socket, run the docker plugin on the docker host.