Docker Swarm Cheat Sheet/Create a service

Create a replicated or global service in the swarm.

Section: Swarm Services

Create a service

bash
bash
docker service create --name web -p 8080:80 nginx:latest
Explanation

This is the main swarm service deployment primitive.

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