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# secret create
<!---MARKER_GEN_START-->
Create a secret from a file or STDIN as content
### Options
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|:------------------------------------|:---------|:--------|:----------------|
| `-d`, `--driver` | `string` | | Secret driver |
| [`-l`](#label), [`--label`](#label) | `list` | | Secret labels |
| `--template-driver` | `string` | | Template driver |
<!---MARKER_GEN_END-->
## Description
Creates a secret using standard input or from a file for the secret content.
For detailed information about using secrets, refer to [manage sensitive data with Docker secrets](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/secrets/).
> **Note**
>
> This is a cluster management command, and must be executed on a swarm
> manager node. To learn about managers and workers, refer to the
> [Swarm mode section](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/) in the
> documentation.
## Examples
### Create a secret
```console
$ printf "my super secret password" | docker secret create my_secret -
onakdyv307se2tl7nl20anokv
$ docker secret ls
ID NAME CREATED UPDATED
onakdyv307se2tl7nl20anokv my_secret 6 seconds ago 6 seconds ago
```
### Create a secret with a file
```console
$ docker secret create my_secret ./secret.json
dg426haahpi5ezmkkj5kyl3sn
$ docker secret ls
ID NAME CREATED UPDATED
dg426haahpi5ezmkkj5kyl3sn my_secret 7 seconds ago 7 seconds ago
```
### <a name="label"></a> Create a secret with labels (--label)
```console
$ docker secret create \
--label env=dev \
--label rev=20170324 \
my_secret ./secret.json
eo7jnzguqgtpdah3cm5srfb97
```
```console
$ docker secret inspect my_secret
[
{
"ID": "eo7jnzguqgtpdah3cm5srfb97",
"Version": {
"Index": 17
},
"CreatedAt": "2017-03-24T08:15:09.735271783Z",
"UpdatedAt": "2017-03-24T08:15:09.735271783Z",
"Spec": {
"Name": "my_secret",
"Labels": {
"env": "dev",
"rev": "20170324"
}
}
}
]
```
## Related commands
* [secret inspect](secret_inspect.md)
* [secret ls](secret_ls.md)
* [secret rm](secret_rm.md)
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