From 1b6c1cccf34e204234974f14156c2b3e9b91392f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: baboune Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 20:52:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update index.html.markdown Add note to reinforce the need for cert_path on any docker-machine based Docker environment. --- website/source/docs/providers/docker/index.html.markdown | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/docker/index.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/docker/index.html.markdown index 0e0edd99f..1cf883dd9 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/providers/docker/index.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/providers/docker/index.html.markdown @@ -56,3 +56,5 @@ The following arguments are supported: * `cert_path` - (Optional) Path to a directory with certificate information for connecting to the Docker host via TLS. If this is blank, the `DOCKER_CERT_PATH` will also be checked. + +Note: As per [Docker Remote API documentation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/api/docker_remote_api/), in any docker-machine environment, the Docker daemon uses an encrypted TCP socket (TLS) and requires `cert_path` for a successful connection.