Docker Swarm Cheat Sheet

docker swarm init

# Initialize the current engine as a swarm manager.

docker swarm init --advertise-addr 10.0.0.10

# Initialize swarm and advertise a specific manager IP.

docker swarm join-token worker

# Show or rotate the worker join token.

docker swarm join-token manager

# Show or rotate the manager join token.

docker swarm join --token <token> 10.0.0.10:2377

# Join a node to an existing swarm.

docker swarm leave

# Leave the current swarm.

docker node ls

# List nodes in the swarm.

docker node inspect self

# Show low-level swarm node details.

docker node update --label-add zone=us-east-1a worker-1

# Add or update node labels.

docker node update --availability drain worker-1

# Mark a node unavailable for task scheduling.

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

# Create a replicated or global service in the swarm.

docker service ls

# List swarm services.

docker service ps web

# List the tasks for a service.

docker service inspect web

# Show low-level service details.

docker service scale web=5

# Scale a service to the desired replica count.

docker service update --image nginx:1.27 web

# Roll out a new image for a service.

docker service update --env-add LOG_LEVEL=debug web

# Update service environment variables.

docker service update --publish-add 8443:443 web

# Add a published port to an existing service.

docker service rollback web

# Rollback a service to the previous spec.

docker service rm web

# Remove a swarm service.

docker stack deploy -c compose.yaml mystack

# Deploy or update a swarm stack from a Compose file.

docker stack ls

# List deployed stacks.

docker stack services mystack

# List services belonging to a stack.

docker stack ps mystack

# List tasks for services in a stack.

docker stack rm mystack

# Remove a deployed stack.