Docker volume create

https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/

docker volume create --name YOUR_NEW_VOLUME_NAME

 docker volume create --driver flocker -o size=20GB my-named-volume
 --driver or -d (default local)

docker volume ls
DRIVER              VOLUME NAME
local               34725c81eadc91a1c4602559ccf87bc465ab219796077fdc4ad462133924a25e
local               63168ff13648696d7df910fc81e5d9702631407febeb50d240625451d9eee84d
local               YOUR_NEW_VOLUME_NAME
local               a226c877a27fb6001e4458cd707c345135eb3faf31218dc517131c9fdc627e3d
local               b32eb8976b66bcaaf3f2467beae7fc8a959e89f84e4b069c2e633a7ae0c3909

• docker run -v NEW_VOLUME_NAME:/path/inside/container -it alpine /bin/sh

Will create volume NEW_VOLUME_NAME if it does not exist

Related terms

• Docker compose file: docker-compose.yml: volumes:
• docker run
• docker volume inspect
• docker volume ls

See also

• Docker Volumes: docker volume ls, docker volume create, docker volume inspect, docker volumes prune, docker volume create, docker volume rm, docker system df, mounts, --volumes-from