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.TH "DOCKER" "1" "Apr 2025" "Docker Community" "Docker User Manuals"

.SH NAME
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docker-service-update - Update a service


.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBdocker service update [OPTIONS] SERVICE\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
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Update a service


.SH OPTIONS
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\fB--args\fP=
	Service command args

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\fB--cap-add\fP=
	Add Linux capabilities

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\fB--cap-drop\fP=
	Drop Linux capabilities

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\fB--config-add\fP=
	Add or update a config file on a service

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\fB--config-rm\fP=
	Remove a configuration file

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\fB--constraint-add\fP=
	Add or update a placement constraint

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\fB--constraint-rm\fP=
	Remove a constraint

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\fB--container-label-add\fP=
	Add or update a container label

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\fB--container-label-rm\fP=
	Remove a container label by its key

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\fB--credential-spec\fP=
	Credential spec for managed service account (Windows only)

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\fB-d\fP, \fB--detach\fP[=false]
	Exit immediately instead of waiting for the service to converge

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\fB--dns-add\fP=
	Add or update a custom DNS server

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\fB--dns-option-add\fP=
	Add or update a DNS option

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\fB--dns-option-rm\fP=
	Remove a DNS option

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\fB--dns-rm\fP=
	Remove a custom DNS server

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\fB--dns-search-add\fP=
	Add or update a custom DNS search domain

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\fB--dns-search-rm\fP=
	Remove a DNS search domain

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\fB--endpoint-mode\fP=""
	Endpoint mode (vip or dnsrr)

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\fB--entrypoint\fP=
	Overwrite the default ENTRYPOINT of the image

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\fB--env-add\fP=
	Add or update an environment variable

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\fB--env-rm\fP=
	Remove an environment variable

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\fB--force\fP[=false]
	Force update even if no changes require it

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\fB--generic-resource-add\fP=
	Add a Generic resource

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\fB--generic-resource-rm\fP=
	Remove a Generic resource

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\fB--group-add\fP=
	Add an additional supplementary user group to the container

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\fB--group-rm\fP=
	Remove a previously added supplementary user group from the container

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\fB--health-cmd\fP=""
	Command to run to check health

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\fB--health-interval\fP=
	Time between running the check (ms|s|m|h)

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\fB--health-retries\fP=0
	Consecutive failures needed to report unhealthy

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\fB--health-start-interval\fP=
	Time between running the check during the start period (ms|s|m|h)

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\fB--health-start-period\fP=
	Start period for the container to initialize before counting retries towards unstable (ms|s|m|h)

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\fB--health-timeout\fP=
	Maximum time to allow one check to run (ms|s|m|h)

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\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for update

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\fB--host-add\fP=
	Add a custom host-to-IP mapping ("host:ip")

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\fB--host-rm\fP=
	Remove a custom host-to-IP mapping ("host:ip")

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\fB--hostname\fP=""
	Container hostname

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\fB--image\fP=""
	Service image tag

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\fB--init\fP[=false]
	Use an init inside each service container to forward signals and reap processes

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\fB--isolation\fP=""
	Service container isolation mode

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\fB--label-add\fP=
	Add or update a service label

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\fB--label-rm\fP=
	Remove a label by its key

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\fB--limit-cpu\fP=
	Limit CPUs

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\fB--limit-memory\fP=0
	Limit Memory

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\fB--limit-pids\fP=0
	Limit maximum number of processes (default 0 = unlimited)

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\fB--log-driver\fP=""
	Logging driver for service

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\fB--log-opt\fP=
	Logging driver options

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\fB--max-concurrent\fP=
	Number of job tasks to run concurrently (default equal to --replicas)

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\fB--mount-add\fP=
	Add or update a mount on a service

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\fB--mount-rm\fP=
	Remove a mount by its target path

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\fB--network-add\fP=
	Add a network

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\fB--network-rm\fP=
	Remove a network

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\fB--no-healthcheck\fP[=false]
	Disable any container-specified HEALTHCHECK

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\fB--no-resolve-image\fP[=false]
	Do not query the registry to resolve image digest and supported platforms

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\fB--placement-pref-add\fP=
	Add a placement preference

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\fB--placement-pref-rm\fP=
	Remove a placement preference

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\fB--publish-add\fP=
	Add or update a published port

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\fB--publish-rm\fP=
	Remove a published port by its target port

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\fB-q\fP, \fB--quiet\fP[=false]
	Suppress progress output

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\fB--read-only\fP[=false]
	Mount the container's root filesystem as read only

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\fB--replicas\fP=
	Number of tasks

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\fB--replicas-max-per-node\fP=0
	Maximum number of tasks per node (default 0 = unlimited)

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\fB--reserve-cpu\fP=
	Reserve CPUs

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\fB--reserve-memory\fP=0
	Reserve Memory

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\fB--restart-condition\fP=""
	Restart when condition is met ("none", "on-failure", "any")

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\fB--restart-delay\fP=
	Delay between restart attempts (ns|us|ms|s|m|h)

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\fB--restart-max-attempts\fP=
	Maximum number of restarts before giving up

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\fB--restart-window\fP=
	Window used to evaluate the restart policy (ns|us|ms|s|m|h)

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\fB--rollback\fP[=false]
	Rollback to previous specification

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\fB--rollback-delay\fP=0s
	Delay between task rollbacks (ns|us|ms|s|m|h)

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\fB--rollback-failure-action\fP=""
	Action on rollback failure ("pause", "continue")

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\fB--rollback-max-failure-ratio\fP=0
	Failure rate to tolerate during a rollback

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\fB--rollback-monitor\fP=0s
	Duration after each task rollback to monitor for failure (ns|us|ms|s|m|h)

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\fB--rollback-order\fP=""
	Rollback order ("start-first", "stop-first")

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\fB--rollback-parallelism\fP=0
	Maximum number of tasks rolled back simultaneously (0 to roll back all at once)

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\fB--secret-add\fP=
	Add or update a secret on a service

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\fB--secret-rm\fP=
	Remove a secret

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\fB--stop-grace-period\fP=
	Time to wait before force killing a container (ns|us|ms|s|m|h)

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\fB--stop-signal\fP=""
	Signal to stop the container

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\fB--sysctl-add\fP=
	Add or update a Sysctl option

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\fB--sysctl-rm\fP=
	Remove a Sysctl option

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\fB-t\fP, \fB--tty\fP[=false]
	Allocate a pseudo-TTY

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\fB--ulimit-add\fP=[]
	Add or update a ulimit option

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\fB--ulimit-rm\fP=
	Remove a ulimit option

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\fB--update-delay\fP=0s
	Delay between updates (ns|us|ms|s|m|h)

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\fB--update-failure-action\fP=""
	Action on update failure ("pause", "continue", "rollback")

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\fB--update-max-failure-ratio\fP=0
	Failure rate to tolerate during an update

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\fB--update-monitor\fP=0s
	Duration after each task update to monitor for failure (ns|us|ms|s|m|h)

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\fB--update-order\fP=""
	Update order ("start-first", "stop-first")

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\fB--update-parallelism\fP=0
	Maximum number of tasks updated simultaneously (0 to update all at once)

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\fB-u\fP, \fB--user\fP=""
	Username or UID (format: [:])

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\fB--with-registry-auth\fP[=false]
	Send registry authentication details to swarm agents

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\fB-w\fP, \fB--workdir\fP=""
	Working directory inside the container


.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBdocker-service(1)\fP