DOCKER(1) Docker User Manuals DOCKER(1) (NAME) docker-swarm-init - swarm (SYNOPSIS) docker swarm init [OPTIONS] (DESCRIPTION) swarm (OPTIONS) --advertise-addr="" (: "[:port]") --autolock[=false] ( ) --availability="active" ("active" "pause" "drain") --cert-expiry=2160h0m0s (ns|us|ms|s|m|h) --data-path-addr="" (: "") --data-path-port=0 (1024 - 49151). 0 (4789) . --default-addr-pool=[] CIDR --default-addr-pool-mask-length=24 --dispatcher-heartbeat=5s dispatcher (ns|us|ms|s|m|h) --external-ca= --force-new-cluster[=false] --listen-addr=0.0.0.0:2377 (: "[:port]") --max-snapshots=0 Raft --snapshot-interval=10000 Raft --task-history-limit=5 (SEE ALSO) docker-swarm(1) Docker Community Aug 2026 DOCKER(1)