docker/ucp install
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesInstall UCP on this node
Usage
docker run -it --rm \
    --name ucp \
    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
    docker/ucp \
    install [command options]
Description
This command initializes a new swarm, turns this node into a manager, and installs Docker Universal Control Plane (UCP).
When installing UCP you can customize:
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The certificates used by the UCP web server. Create a volume named ‘ucp-controller-server-certs’ and copy the ca.pem, cert.pem, and key.pem files to the root directory. Then run the install command with the ‘--external-server-cert’ flag.
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The license used by UCP, by bind-mounting the file at ‘/config/docker_subscription.lic’ in the tool. For example,
-v /path/to/my/config/docker_subscription.lic:/config/docker_subscription.lic - 
    
The initial users, permissions and settings of the system, using a backup of an existing UCP cluster. Bind-mount the backup file under ‘/config/backup.tar’ in the tool and use the ‘--from-backup’ flag. When using the ‘--from-backup’ flag, all other configuration flags are respected, except for the ‘--admin-username’ and ‘--admin-password’ flags.
 
If you’re joining more nodes to this swarm, open the following ports in your firewall:
- 443 or the ‘--controller-port’
 - 2376 or the ‘--swarm-port’
 - 12376, 12379, 12380, 12381, 12382, 12383, 12384, 12385, 12386
 - 4789 (udp) and 7946 (tcp/udp) for overlay networking
 
Options
| Option | Description | 
|---|---|
--debug, D | 
      Enable debug mode | 
--jsonlog | 
      Produce json formatted output for easier parsing | 
--interactive, i | 
      Run in interactive mode and prompt for configuration values | 
--admin-username | 
      The UCP administrator username | 
--admin-password | 
      The UCP administrator password | 
--san | 
      Add subject alternative names to certificates. For example, -san www1.acme.com --san www2.acme.com | 
    
--host-address | 
      The network address to advertise to other nodes. Format: IP address or network interface name | 
--swarm-port | 
      Port for the Docker Swarm manager. Used for backwards compatibility | 
--controller-port | 
      Port for the web UI and API | 
--swarm-grpc-port | 
      Port for communication between nodes | 
--dns | 
      Set custom DNS servers for the UCP containers | 
--dns-opt | 
      Set DNS options for the UCP containers | 
--dns-search | 
      Set custom DNS search domains for the UCP containers | 
--pull | 
      Pull UCP images: ‘always’, when ‘missing’, or ‘never’ | 
--registry-username | 
      Username to use when pulling images | 
--registry-password | 
      Password to use when pulling images | 
--kv-timeout | 
      Timeout in milliseconds for the key-value store | 
--kv-snapshot-count | 
      Number of changes between key-value store snapshots | 
--from-backup | 
      Initialize a system from a backup of a UCP cluster | 
--passphrase | 
      The passphrase needed to decrypt the backup file. To be used together with --from-backup if the backup is encrypted. | 
--swarm-experimental | 
      Enable Docker Swarm experimental features. Used for backwards compatibility | 
--disable-tracking | 
      Disable anonymous tracking and analytics | 
--disable-usage | 
      Disable anonymous usage reporting | 
--external-server-cert | 
      Customize the certificates used by the UCP web server | 
--preserve-certs | 
      Don’t generate certificates if they already exist | 
--binpack | 
      Set the Docker Swarm scheduler to binpack mode. Used for backwards compatibility | 
--random | 
      Set the Docker Swarm scheduler to random mode. Used for backwards compatibility | 
--external-service-lb | 
      Set the external service load balancer reported in the UI | 
--enable-profiling | 
      Enable performance profiling |