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# docker_container (Resource)





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## Schema

### Required

- **image** (String)
- **name** (String)

### Optional

- **attach** (Boolean)
- **capabilities** (Block Set, Max: 1) (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--capabilities))
- **command** (List of String)
- **cpu_set** (String)
- **cpu_shares** (Number)
- **destroy_grace_seconds** (Number)
- **devices** (Block Set) (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--devices))
- **dns** (Set of String)
- **dns_opts** (Set of String)
- **dns_search** (Set of String)
- **domainname** (String)
- **entrypoint** (List of String)
- **env** (Set of String)
- **group_add** (Set of String) Additional groups for the container user
- **healthcheck** (Block List, Max: 1) A test to perform to check that the container is healthy (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--healthcheck))
- **host** (Block Set) (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--host))
- **hostname** (String)
- **id** (String) The ID of this resource.
- **init** (Boolean)
- **ipc_mode** (String) IPC sharing mode for the container
- **labels** (Block Set) (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--labels))
- **links** (Set of String, Deprecated)
- **log_driver** (String)
- **log_opts** (Map of String)
- **logs** (Boolean)
- **max_retry_count** (Number)
- **memory** (Number)
- **memory_swap** (Number)
- **mounts** (Block Set) Specification for mounts to be added to containers created as part of the service (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--mounts))
- **must_run** (Boolean)
- **network_alias** (Set of String, Deprecated) Set an alias for the container in all specified networks
- **network_mode** (String)
- **networks** (Set of String, Deprecated)
- **networks_advanced** (Block Set) (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--networks_advanced))
- **pid_mode** (String)
- **ports** (Block List) (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--ports))
- **privileged** (Boolean)
- **publish_all_ports** (Boolean)
- **read_only** (Boolean)
- **remove_volumes** (Boolean)
- **restart** (String)
- **rm** (Boolean)
- **security_opts** (Set of String) List of string values to customize labels for MLS systems, such as SELinux. See https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/#security-configuration
- **shm_size** (Number)
- **start** (Boolean)
- **stdin_open** (Boolean)
- **sysctls** (Map of String)
- **tmpfs** (Map of String)
- **tty** (Boolean)
- **ulimit** (Block Set) (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--ulimit))
- **upload** (Block Set) (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--upload))
- **user** (String)
- **userns_mode** (String)
- **volumes** (Block Set) (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--volumes))
- **working_dir** (String)

### Read-Only

- **bridge** (String)
- **container_logs** (String)
- **exit_code** (Number)
- **gateway** (String, Deprecated)
- **ip_address** (String, Deprecated)
- **ip_prefix_length** (Number, Deprecated)
- **network_data** (List of Object) (see [below for nested schema](#nestedatt--network_data))

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### Nested Schema for `capabilities`

Optional:

- **add** (Set of String)
- **drop** (Set of String)


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### Nested Schema for `devices`

Required:

- **host_path** (String)

Optional:

- **container_path** (String)
- **permissions** (String)


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### Nested Schema for `healthcheck`

Required:

- **test** (List of String) The test to perform as list

Optional:

- **interval** (String) Time between running the check (ms|s|m|h)
- **retries** (Number) Consecutive failures needed to report unhealthy
- **start_period** (String) Start period for the container to initialize before counting retries towards unstable (ms|s|m|h)
- **timeout** (String) Maximum time to allow one check to run (ms|s|m|h)


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### Nested Schema for `host`

Required:

- **host** (String)
- **ip** (String)


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### Nested Schema for `labels`

Required:

- **label** (String) Name of the label
- **value** (String) Value of the label


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### Nested Schema for `mounts`

Required:

- **target** (String) Container path
- **type** (String) The mount type

Optional:

- **bind_options** (Block List, Max: 1) Optional configuration for the bind type (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--mounts--bind_options))
- **read_only** (Boolean) Whether the mount should be read-only
- **source** (String) Mount source (e.g. a volume name, a host path)
- **tmpfs_options** (Block List, Max: 1) Optional configuration for the tmpfs type (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--mounts--tmpfs_options))
- **volume_options** (Block List, Max: 1) Optional configuration for the volume type (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--mounts--volume_options))

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### Nested Schema for `mounts.bind_options`

Optional:

- **propagation** (String) A propagation mode with the value


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### Nested Schema for `mounts.tmpfs_options`

Optional:

- **mode** (Number) The permission mode for the tmpfs mount in an integer
- **size_bytes** (Number) The size for the tmpfs mount in bytes


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### Nested Schema for `mounts.volume_options`

Optional:

- **driver_name** (String) Name of the driver to use to create the volume
- **driver_options** (Map of String) key/value map of driver specific options
- **labels** (Block Set) User-defined key/value metadata (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--mounts--volume_options--labels))
- **no_copy** (Boolean) Populate volume with data from the target

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### Nested Schema for `mounts.volume_options.labels`

Required:

- **label** (String) Name of the label
- **value** (String) Value of the label




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### Nested Schema for `networks_advanced`

Required:

- **name** (String)

Optional:

- **aliases** (Set of String)
- **ipv4_address** (String)
- **ipv6_address** (String)


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### Nested Schema for `ports`

Required:

- **internal** (Number)

Optional:

- **external** (Number)
- **ip** (String)
- **protocol** (String)


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### Nested Schema for `ulimit`

Required:

- **hard** (Number)
- **name** (String)
- **soft** (Number)


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### Nested Schema for `upload`

Required:

- **file** (String)

Optional:

- **content** (String)
- **content_base64** (String)
- **executable** (Boolean)
- **source** (String)
- **source_hash** (String)


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### Nested Schema for `volumes`

Optional:

- **container_path** (String)
- **from_container** (String)
- **host_path** (String)
- **read_only** (Boolean)
- **volume_name** (String)


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### Nested Schema for `network_data`

Read-Only:

- **gateway** (String)
- **global_ipv6_address** (String)
- **global_ipv6_prefix_length** (Number)
- **ip_address** (String)
- **ip_prefix_length** (Number)
- **ipv6_gateway** (String)
- **network_name** (String)