dockerd Command Examples

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 --host unix://{{path/to/tmp.sock}} --host tcp://{{ip}}

• Run with specific daemon PID file:

dockerd --pidfile {{path/to/pid_file}}

• Run in debug mode:

dockerd --debug

• Run and set a specific log level:

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