/etc/docker/daemon.json

/etc/docker/daemon.json (Ref: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/dockerd/)

By default in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS do not exists /etc/docker/daemon.json

Options

{
   "insecure-registries" : [ "hostname.cloudapp.net:5000" ]
}

{
   "data-root": "/srv/XXXX"
}

Configure Docker as Prometheus target

https://docs.docker.com/config/daemon/prometheus/

{
  "metrics-addr" : "127.0.0.1:9323",
  "experimental" : true
}

Help

Usage: dockerd COMMAND

A self-sufficient runtime for containers.

Options:
      --add-runtime runtime                   Register an additional OCI compatible runtime (default [])
      --allow-nondistributable-artifacts list Allow push of nondistributable artifacts to registry
      --api-cors-header string                Set CORS headers in the Engine API
      --authorization-plugin list             Authorization plugins to load
      --bip string                            Specify network bridge IP
  -b, --bridge string                         Attach containers to a network bridge
      --cgroup-parent string                  Set parent cgroup for all containers
      --cluster-advertise string              Address or interface name to advertise
      --cluster-store string                  URL of the distributed storage backend
      --cluster-store-opt map                 Set cluster store options (default map[])
      --config-file string                    Daemon configuration file (default "/etc/docker/daemon.json")
      --containerd string                     containerd grpc address
      --cpu-rt-period int                     Limit the CPU real-time period in microseconds
      --cpu-rt-runtime int                    Limit the CPU real-time runtime in microseconds
      --cri-containerd                        start containerd with cri
      --data-root string                      Root directory of persistent Docker state (default "/var/lib/docker")
  -D, --debug                                 Enable debug mode
      --default-address-pool pool-options     Default address pools for node specific local networks
      --default-gateway ip                    Container default gateway IPv4 address
      --default-gateway-v6 ip                 Container default gateway IPv6 address
      --default-ipc-mode string               Default mode for containers ipc ("shareable" | "private") (default "private")
      --default-runtime string                Default OCI runtime for containers (default "runc")
      --default-shm-size bytes                Default shm size for containers (default 64MiB)
      --default-ulimit ulimit                 Default ulimits for containers (default [])
      --dns list                              DNS server to use
      --dns-opt list                          DNS options to use
      --dns-search list                       DNS search domains to use
      --exec-opt list                         Runtime execution options
      --exec-root string                      Root directory for execution state files (default "/var/run/docker")
      --experimental                          Enable experimental features
      --fixed-cidr string                     IPv4 subnet for fixed IPs
      --fixed-cidr-v6 string                  IPv6 subnet for fixed IPs
  -G, --group string                          Group for the unix socket (default "docker")
      --help                                  Print usage
  -H, --host list                             Daemon socket(s) to connect to
      --icc                                   Enable inter-container communication (default true)
      --init                                  Run an init in the container to forward signals and reap processes
      --init-path string                      Path to the docker-init binary
      --insecure-registry list                Enable insecure registry communication
      --ip ip                                 Default IP when binding container ports (default 0.0.0.0)
      --ip-forward                            Enable net.ipv4.ip_forward (default true)
      --ip-masq                               Enable IP masquerading (default true)
      --iptables                              Enable addition of iptables rules (default true)
      --ipv6                                  Enable IPv6 networking
      --label list                            Set key=value labels to the daemon
      --live-restore                          Enable live restore of docker when containers are still running
      --log-driver string                     Default driver for container logs (default "json-file")
  -l, --log-level string                      Set the logging level ("debug"|"info"|"warn"|"error"|"fatal") (default "info")
      --log-opt map                           Default log driver options for containers (default map[])
      --max-concurrent-downloads int          Set the max concurrent downloads for each pull (default 3)
      --max-concurrent-uploads int            Set the max concurrent uploads for each push (default 5)
      --metrics-addr string                   Set default address and port to serve the metrics api on
      --mtu int                               Set the containers network MTU
      --network-control-plane-mtu int         Network Control plane MTU (default 1500)
      --no-new-privileges                     Set no-new-privileges by default for new containers
      --node-generic-resource list            Advertise user-defined resource
      --oom-score-adjust int                  Set the oom_score_adj for the daemon (default -500)
  -p, --pidfile string                        Path to use for daemon PID file (default "/var/run/docker.pid")
      --raw-logs                              Full timestamps without ANSI coloring
      --registry-mirror list                  Preferred Docker registry mirror
      --rootless                              Enable rootless mode; typically used with RootlessKit (experimental)
      --seccomp-profile string                Path to seccomp profile
      --selinux-enabled                       Enable selinux support
      --shutdown-timeout int                  Set the default shutdown timeout (default 15)
  -s, --storage-driver string                 Storage driver to use
      --storage-opt list                      Storage driver options
      --swarm-default-advertise-addr string   Set default address or interface for swarm advertised address
      --tls                                   Use TLS; implied by --tlsverify
      --tlscacert string                      Trust certs signed only by this CA (default "~/.docker/ca.pem")
      --tlscert string                        Path to TLS certificate file (default "~/.docker/cert.pem")
      --tlskey string                         Path to TLS key file (default "~/.docker/key.pem")
      --tlsverify                             Use TLS and verify the remote
      --userland-proxy                        Use userland proxy for loopback traffic (default true)
      --userland-proxy-path string            Path to the userland proxy binary
      --userns-remap string                   User/Group setting for user namespaces
  -v, --version                               Print version information and quit

Related terms

• /var/lib/docker/
• /var/lib/docker/containers/hash of the container/hostconfig.json
• systemctl restart docker.service

See also

• Docker: docker-compose, Docker Desktop, Docker Scout, Docker Swarm, Docker Volumes, Docker images management, docker network, docker inspect, docker volume inspect, Dockerfile, Docker Engine release notes,docker kill, moby, Docker-in-Docker, docker context, buildx, docker tag, docker system prune, Docker Hub, hub-tool, /etc/docker/daemon.json, hostconfig.json, dockerd, logs, Docker logging, Backup, docker service, depends on, --dns, --filter, --mount, docker login, docker build, apt remove docker.io, .dockerignore, docker context ls | docker-machine, .docker/, PWD, $HOME/.docker/config.json, Docker ID, --env-file, docker --help