docker plugin upgrade

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Description

Upgrade an existing plugin

API 1.26+ The client and daemon API must both be at least 1.26 to use this command. Use the docker version command on the client to check your client and daemon API versions.

Usage

docker plugin upgrade [OPTIONS] PLUGIN [REMOTE]

Options

Name, shorthand	Default	Description
`--disable-content-trust`	`true`	Skip image verification
`--grant-all-permissions`		Grant all permissions necessary to run the plugin
`--skip-remote-check`		Do not check if specified remote plugin matches existing plugin image

Parent command

Command	Description
docker plugin	Manage plugins

Command	Description
docker plugin create	Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration. Plugin data directory must contain config.json and rootfs directory.
docker plugin disable	Disable a plugin
docker plugin enable	Enable a plugin
docker plugin inspect	Display detailed information on one or more plugins
docker plugin install	Install a plugin
docker plugin ls	List plugins
docker plugin push	Push a plugin to a registry
docker plugin rm	Remove one or more plugins
docker plugin set	Change settings for a plugin
docker plugin upgrade	Upgrade an existing plugin

Extended description

Upgrades an existing plugin to the specified remote plugin image. If no remote is specified, Docker will re-pull the current image and use the updated version. All existing references to the plugin will continue to work. The plugin must be disabled before running the upgrade.

Examples

The following example installs vieus/sshfs plugin, uses it to create and use a volume, then upgrades the plugin.

$ docker plugin install vieux/sshfs DEBUG=1

Plugin "vieux/sshfs:next" is requesting the following privileges:
 - network: [host]
 - device: [/dev/fuse]
 - capabilities: [CAP_SYS_ADMIN]
Do you grant the above permissions? [y/N] y
vieux/sshfs:next

$ docker volume create -d vieux/sshfs:next -o sshcmd=root@1.2.3.4:/tmp/shared -o password=XXX sshvolume

sshvolume

$ docker run -it -v sshvolume:/data alpine sh -c "touch /data/hello"

$ docker plugin disable -f vieux/sshfs:next

viex/sshfs:next

# Here docker volume ls doesn't show 'sshfsvolume', since the plugin is disabled
$ docker volume ls

DRIVER              VOLUME NAME

$ docker plugin upgrade vieux/sshfs:next vieux/sshfs:next

Plugin "vieux/sshfs:next" is requesting the following privileges:
 - network: [host]
 - device: [/dev/fuse]
 - capabilities: [CAP_SYS_ADMIN]
Do you grant the above permissions? [y/N] y
Upgrade plugin vieux/sshfs:next to vieux/sshfs:next

$ docker plugin enable vieux/sshfs:next

viex/sshfs:next

$ docker volume ls

DRIVER              VOLUME NAME
viuex/sshfs:next    sshvolume

$ docker run -it -v sshvolume:/data alpine sh -c "ls /data"

hello

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