moby/docs/reference/commandline/secret_create.md
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---
title: "secret create"
description: "The secret create command description and usage"
keywords: ["secret, create"]
---
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# secret create
```Markdown
Usage: docker secret create [OPTIONS] SECRET file|-
Create a secret from a file or STDIN as content
Options:
--help Print usage
-l, --label list Secret labels (default [])
```
## Description
Creates a secret using standard input or from a file for the secret content. You must run this
command on a manager node.
## Examples
### Create a secret
```bash
$ echo <secret> | docker secret create my_secret -
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds
$ docker secret ls
ID NAME CREATED UPDATED SIZE
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds my_secret 2016-10-27 23:25:43.909181089 +0000 UTC 2016-10-27 23:25:43.909181089 +0000 UTC 1679
```
### Create a secret with a file
```bash
$ docker secret create my_secret ./secret.json
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds
$ docker secret ls
ID NAME CREATED UPDATED SIZE
mhv17xfe3gh6xc4rij5orpfds my_secret 2016-10-27 23:25:43.909181089 +0000 UTC 2016-10-27 23:25:43.909181089 +0000 UTC 1679
```
### Create a secret with labels
```bash
$ docker secret create --label env=dev \
--label rev=20161102 \
my_secret ./secret.json
jtn7g6aukl5ky7nr9gvwafoxh
```
```none
$ docker secret inspect my_secret
[
{
"ID": "jtn7g6aukl5ky7nr9gvwafoxh",
"Version": {
"Index": 541
},
"CreatedAt": "2016-11-03T20:54:12.924766548Z",
"UpdatedAt": "2016-11-03T20:54:12.924766548Z",
"Spec": {
"Name": "my_secret",
"Labels": {
"env": "dev",
"rev": "20161102"
},
"Data": null
},
"Digest": "sha256:4212a44b14e94154359569333d3fc6a80f6b9959dfdaff26412f4b2796b1f387",
"SecretSize": 1679
}
]
```
## Related commands
* [secret inspect](secret_inspect.md)
* [secret ls](secret_ls.md)
* [secret rm](secret_rm.md)