diff --git a/docs/extend/index.md b/docs/extend/index.md index 5ff8728507..b0d3404bbe 100644 --- a/docs/extend/index.md +++ b/docs/extend/index.md @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ title: Managed plugin system * [Developing a plugin](index.md#developing-a-plugin) * [Debugging plugins](index.md#debugging-plugins) -Docker Engine's plugins system allows you to install, start, stop, and remove +Docker Engine's plugin system allows you to install, start, stop, and remove plugins using Docker Engine. For information about the legacy plugin system available in Docker Engine 1.12 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Plugins are distributed as Docker images and can be hosted on Docker Hub or on a private registry. To install a plugin, use the `docker plugin install` command, which pulls the -plugin from Docker hub or your private registry, prompts you to grant +plugin from Docker Hub or your private registry, prompts you to grant permissions or capabilities if necessary, and enables the plugin. To check the status of installed plugins, use the `docker plugin ls` command. @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ enabled, and use it to create a volume. ``` The plugin requests 2 privileges: + - It needs access to the `host` network. - It needs the `CAP_SYS_ADMIN` capability, which allows the plugin to run the `mount` command.