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authorVictor Vieux <vieux@docker.com>2014-12-08 22:34:06 +0000
committerVictor Vieux <vieux@docker.com>2014-12-09 01:14:43 +0000
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@@ -330,6 +330,34 @@ To set the DNS server for all Docker containers, use
To set the DNS search domain for all Docker containers, use
`docker -d --dns-search example.com`.
+### Daemon labels
+
+To help you identify and describe a Docker daemon, you can add labels to it with the
+`--label` flag. For example, `docker -d --label region=us-west --label storage=ssd`
+would get output via `docker info` as follows:
+
+ $ docker info
+ ...
+ Name: ubuntu-saucy-64
+ ID: ODAI:IC6Q:MSBL:TPB5:HIEE:6IKC:VCAM:QRNH:PRGX:ERZT:OK46:PMFX
+ Labels:
+ region=us-west
+ storage=ssd
+ ...
+
+In addition, you can use the special label `name` to give a Docker daemon a unique
+name. For example, `docker -d --label region=us-west --label storage=ssd` would
+get output via `docker info` as follows:
+
+ $ docker info
+ ...
+ Name: my_docker
+ ID: ODAI:IC6Q:MSBL:TPB5:HIEE:6IKC:VCAM:QRNH:PRGX:ERZT:OK46:PMFX
+ Labels:
+ storage=ssd
+ ...
+
+
### Insecure registries
Docker considers a private registry either secure or insecure.