title: "secret create" description: "The secret create command description and usage"

keywords: ["secret, create"]

secret create

Usage:  docker secret create [NAME]

Create a secret using stdin as content

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

Examples

Create a secret

$ cat ssh-dev | docker secret create ssh-dev
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds

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

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