Files
docker-machine/docs/drivers/generic.md
David Gageot 2b330c4166 Markdown lint
Signed-off-by: David Gageot <david@gageot.net>
2016-01-13 10:19:58 +01:00

53 lines
2.0 KiB
Markdown

<!--[metadata]>
+++
title = "Generic"
description = "Generic driver for machine"
keywords = ["machine, Generic, driver"]
[menu.main]
parent="smn_machine_drivers"
+++
<![end-metadata]-->
# 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` | _(defers to `ssh-agent`)_ |
| `--generic-ssh-user` | `GENERIC_SSH_USER` | `root` |
| `--generic-ssh-port` | `GENERIC_SSH_PORT` | `22` |
##### Interaction with SSH Agents
When an SSH identity is not provided (with the `--generic-ssh-key` flag),
the SSH agent (if running) will be consulted. This makes it possible to
easily use password-protected SSH keys.
Note that this usage is _only_ supported if you're using the external SSH client,
which is the default behaviour when the `ssh` binary is available. If you're
using the native client (with `--native-ssh`), using the SSH agent is not yet
supported.