Create and use a Docker config for non-sensitive configuration in a Swarm service

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Documented steps

  1. Run on a swarm manager node
  2. Create a config from a file: docker config create nginx_conf ./nginx.conf
  3. Or pass it over STDIN: printf 'config text' | docker config create app_conf -
  4. List configs: docker config ls
  5. Inspect metadata with docker config inspect app_conf
  6. Give a service access to a config: docker service create --config src=app_conf,target=/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf --name web nginx
  7. Remove a config when no service uses it: docker service update --config-rm app_conf web; docker config rm app_conf

Known gotchas

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