docker_volume.md

docker_volume

The docker_volume resource is responsible for managing Docker named volumes.

Actions

• :create - create a volume
• :remove - remove a volume

Properties

• driver - Name of the volume driver to use. Only used for :create.
• host
• opts - Options to pass to the volume driver. Only used for :create.
• volume
• volume_name - Name of the volume to operate on (defaults to the resource name).

Examples

Create a volume named 'hello'

docker_volume 'hello' do
  action :create
end

docker_container 'file_writer' do
  repo 'alpine'
  tag '3.1'
  volumes 'hello:/hello'
  command 'touch /hello/sean_was_here'
  action :run_if_missing
end