% DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals % Docker Community % JULY 2015
docker-volume-create - Create a new volume
docker volume create [-d|--driver[=DRIVER]] [--help] [--name[=NAME]] [-o|--opt[=[]]]
Creates a new volume that containers can consume and store data in. If a name is not specified, Docker generates a random name. You create a volume and then configure the container to use it, for example:
$ docker volume create --name hello hello $ docker run -d -v hello:/world busybox ls /world
The mount is created inside the container‘s /src directory. Docker doesn’t not support relative paths for mount points inside the container.
Multiple containers can use the same volume in the same time period. This is useful if two containers need access to shared data. For example, if one container writes and the other reads the data.
Some volume drivers may take options to customize the volume creation. Use the -o or --opt flags to pass driver options:
$ docker volume create --driver fake --opt tardis=blue --opt timey=wimey
These options are passed directly to the volume driver. Options for different volume drivers may do different things (or nothing at all).
Note: The built-in local volume driver does not currently accept any options.
-d, --driver=“local” Specify volume driver name
--help Print usage statement
--name="" Specify volume name
-o, --opt=[] Set driver specific options
July 2015, created by Brian Goff cpuguy83@gmail.com