DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals DOCKER(1) NAME docker-plugin-create - Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration. Plugin data directory must contain config.json and rootfs directory. SYNOPSIS docker plugin create [OPTIONS] PLUGIN PLUGIN-DATA-DIR DESCRIPTION Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration. Plugin data directory must contain config.json and rootfs directory. OPTIONS --compress[=false] Compress the context using gzip SEE ALSO docker-plugin(1) Docker Community Feb 2026 DOCKER(1)