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T K Chandra Hasan 7f5fc04b4b Doc update for docker network options via CLI
Doc update to support docker-specific network create options via CLI

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% podman-network-create 1
## NAME
podman\-network-create - Create a Podman network
## SYNOPSIS
**podman network create** [*options*] [*name*]
## DESCRIPTION
Create a network configuration for use with Podman. By default, Podman creates a bridge connection.
A *Macvlan* connection can be created with the *-d macvlan* option. A parent device for macvlan can
be designated with the *-o parent=`<device>`* option.
If no options are provided, Podman will assign a free subnet and name for the network.
Upon completion of creating the network, Podman will display the name of the newly added network.
NOTE: The support for the network name pasta is deprecated and will be removed in the next major
release because it is used as a special network mode in **podman run/create --network**.
## OPTIONS
#### **--disable-dns**
Disables the DNS plugin for this network which if enabled, can perform container to container name
resolution.
#### **--dns**=*ip*
Set network-scoped DNS resolver/nameserver for containers in this network. If not set, the host servers from `/etc/resolv.conf` will be used. It can be overwritten on the container level with the `podman run/create --dns` option. This option can be specified multiple times to set more than one IP.
#### **--driver**, **-d**
Driver to manage the network. Currently `bridge`, `macvlan` and `ipvlan` are supported. Defaults to `bridge`.
As rootless the `macvlan` and `ipvlan` driver have no access to the host network interfaces because rootless networking requires a separate network namespace.
Special considerations for the *netavark* backend:
- The `macvlan` driver requires the `--subnet` option, DHCP is currently not supported.
- The `ipvlan` driver is not currently supported.
#### **--gateway**
Define a gateway for the subnet. To provide a gateway address, a
*subnet* option is required. Can be specified multiple times.
The argument order of the **--subnet**, **--gateway** and **--ip-range** options must match.
#### **--ignore**
Ignore the create request if a network with the same name already exists instead of failing.
Note, trying to create a network with an existing name and different parameters, will not change the configuration of the existing one
#### **--internal**
Restrict external access of this network. Note when using this option, the dnsname plugin will be
automatically disabled.
#### **--ip-range**
Allocate container IP from a range. The range must be a complete subnet and in CIDR notation. The *ip-range* option
must be used with a *subnet* option. Can be specified multiple times.
The argument order of the **--subnet**, **--gateway** and **--ip-range** options must match.
#### **--ipam-driver**=*driver*
Set the ipam driver (IP Address Management Driver) for the network. When unset podman will choose an
ipam driver automatically based on the network driver.
Valid values are:
- `dhcp`: IP addresses are assigned from a dhcp server on the network. This driver is not yet supported with netavark. For CNI the *dhcp* plugin needs to be activated before.
- `host-local`: IP addresses are assigned locally.
- `none`: No ip addresses are assigned to the interfaces.
View the driver in the **podman network inspect** output under the `ipam_options` field.
#### **--ipv6**
Enable IPv6 (Dual Stack) networking. If not subnets are given it will allocate an ipv4 and an ipv6 subnet.
#### **--label**
Set metadata for a network (e.g., --label mykey=value).
#### **--opt**, **-o**=*option*
Set driver specific options.
All drivers accept the `mtu` and `metric` options.
- `mtu`: Sets the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) and takes an integer value.
- `metric` Sets the Route Metric for the default route created in every container joined to this network. Accepts a positive integer value. Can only be used with the Netavark network backend.
Additionally the `bridge` driver supports the following options:
- `vlan`: This option assign VLAN tag and enables vlan\_filtering. Defaults to none.
- `isolate`: This option isolates networks by blocking traffic between those that have this option enabled.
- `com.docker.network.bridge.name`: This option assigns the given name to the created Linux Bridge
- `com.docker.network.driver.mtu`: Sets the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) and takes an integer value.
The `macvlan` and `ipvlan` driver support the following options:
- `parent`: The host device which should be used for the macvlan interface. Defaults to the default route interface.
- `mode`: This option sets the specified ip/macvlan mode on the interface.
- Supported values for `macvlan` are `bridge`, `private`, `vepa`, `passthru`. Defaults to `bridge`.
- Supported values for `ipvlan` are `l2`, `l3`, `l3s`. Defaults to `l2`.
#### **--subnet**
The subnet in CIDR notation. Can be specified multiple times to allocate more than one subnet for this network.
The argument order of the **--subnet**, **--gateway** and **--ip-range** options must match.
This is useful to set a static ipv4 and ipv6 subnet.
## EXAMPLE
Create a network with no options.
```
$ podman network create
podman2
```
Create a network named *newnet* that uses *192.5.0.0/16* for its subnet.
```
$ podman network create --subnet 192.5.0.0/16 newnet
newnet
```
Create an IPv6 network named *newnetv6* with a subnet of *2001:db8::/64*.
```
$ podman network create --subnet 2001:db8::/64 --ipv6 newnetv6
newnetv6
```
Create a network named *newnet* that uses *192.168.33.0/24* and defines a gateway as *192.168.133.3*.
```
$ podman network create --subnet 192.168.33.0/24 --gateway 192.168.33.3 newnet
newnet
```
Create a network that uses a *192.168.55.0/24** subnet and has an IP address range of *192.168.55.129 - 192.168.55.254*.
```
$ podman network create --subnet 192.168.55.0/24 --ip-range 192.168.55.128/25
podman5
```
Create a network with a static ipv4 and ipv6 subnet and set a gateway.
```
$ podman network create --subnet 192.168.55.0/24 --gateway 192.168.55.3 --subnet fd52:2a5a:747e:3acd::/64 --gateway fd52:2a5a:747e:3acd::10
podman4
```
Create a Macvlan based network using the host interface eth0. Macvlan networks can only be used as root.
```
$ sudo podman network create -d macvlan -o parent=eth0 --subnet 192.5.0.0/16 newnet
newnet
```
## SEE ALSO
**[podman(1)](podman.1.md)**, **[podman-network(1)](podman-network.1.md)**, **[podman-network-inspect(1)](podman-network-inspect.1.md)**, **[podman-network-ls(1)](podman-network-ls.1.md)**
## HISTORY
August 2021, Updated with the new network format by Paul Holzinger <pholzing@redhat.com>
August 2019, Originally compiled by Brent Baude <bbaude@redhat.com>