docker-machine/docs/drivers/generic.md

Generic

Create machines using an existing VM/Host with SSH.

This is useful if you are using a provider that Machine does not support directly or if you would like to import an existing host to allow Docker Machine to manage.

The driver will perform a list of tasks on create:

• If docker is not running on the host, it will be installed automatically.
• It will generate certificates to secure the docker daemon
• The docker daemon will be restarted, thus all running containers will be stopped.

Options:

• --generic-ip-address: required IP Address of host.
• --generic-ssh-key: Path to the SSH user private key.
• --generic-ssh-user: SSH username used to connect.
• --generic-ssh-port: Port to use for SSH.

Note

: You must use a base operating system supported by Machine.

Environment variables and default values:

CLI option	Environment variable	Default
--generic-ip-address	GENERIC_IP_ADDRESS	-
--generic-ssh-key	GENERIC_SSH_KEY	$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa
--generic-ssh-user	GENERIC_SSH_USER	root
--generic-ssh-port	GENERIC_SSH_PORT	22