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dockerd — A persistent process to start and manage Docker containers. More information: <https://docs.docker.c

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Problem

How to use the dockerd command: A persistent process to start and manage Docker containers. More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/dockerd/>.

Solution

dockerd — A persistent process to start and manage Docker containers. More information: <https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/dockerd/>.

Run Docker daemon:

dockerd

Run Docker daemon and configure it to listen to specific sockets (UNIX and TCP):

dockerd {{[-H|--host]}} unix://{{path/to/tmp.sock}} {{[-H|--host]}} tcp://{{ip_address}}

Run with specific daemon PID file:

dockerd {{[-p|--pidfile]}} {{path/to/pid_file}}

Run in debug mode:

dockerd {{[-D|--debug]}}

Run and set a specific log level:

dockerd {{[-l|--log-level]}} {{debug|info|warn|error|fatal}}

Code Snippets

Run Docker daemon

dockerd

Run Docker daemon and configure it to listen to specific sockets (UNIX and TCP)

dockerd {{[-H|--host]}} unix://{{path/to/tmp.sock}} {{[-H|--host]}} tcp://{{ip_address}}

Run with specific daemon PID file

dockerd {{[-p|--pidfile]}} {{path/to/pid_file}}

Run in debug mode

dockerd {{[-D|--debug]}}

Run and set a specific log level

dockerd {{[-l|--log-level]}} {{debug|info|warn|error|fatal}}

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tldr-pages: linux/dockerd

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