> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ionos.com/docker-machine-driver-1/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ionos.com/docker-machine-driver-1/usage/commands.md).

# Commands

## Docker Machine Commands

[Docker Machine](https://github.com/docker/machine) has multiple commands in order to manage a machine.

| Command          | Description                                                          |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| active           | Print which machine is active                                        |
| config           | Print the connection config for machine                              |
| create           | Create a machine                                                     |
| env              | Display the commands to set up the environment for the Docker client |
| inspect          | Inspect information about a machine                                  |
| ip               | Get the IP address of a machine                                      |
| kill             | Kill a machine                                                       |
| ls               | List machines                                                        |
| provision        | Re-provision existing machines                                       |
| regenerate-certs | Regenerate TLS Certificates for a machine                            |
| restart          | Restart a machine                                                    |
| rm               | Remove a machine                                                     |
| ssh              | Log into or run a command on a machine with SSH.                     |
| scp              | Copy files between machines                                          |
| mount            | Mount or unmount a directory from a machine with SSHFS.              |
| start            | Start a machine                                                      |
| status           | Get the status of a machine                                          |
| stop             | Stop a machine                                                       |
| upgrade          | Upgrade a machine to the latest version of Docker                    |
| url              | Get the URL of a machine                                             |
| version          | Show the Docker Machine version or a machine docker version          |
| help             | Shows a list of commands or help for one command                     |

For more available options to manage a Docker Machine, use `docker-machine help`.

## Rancher Machine Commands

If you are using Ionos Cloud Docker Machine Driver with [Rancher Machine](https://github.com/rancher/machine), use `rancher-machine help` to see the available commands.

## Examples

### List Machines

To list the machines you have created, use the command:

```
docker-machine ls
```

It will return information about your machines, similar to this:

```
NAME           ACTIVE   DRIVER         STATE     URL                         SWARM   DOCKER    ERRORS
test-machine   *        ionoscloud     Running   tcp://158.222.102.154:2376           v20.10.5
```

### Start a Machine

To start a Docker Machine, run:

```
docker-machine start test-machine
```

Expected output:

```
Starting "test-machine"...
Machine "test-machine" was started.
Waiting for SSH to be available...
Detecting the provisioner...
Started machines may have new IP addresses. You may need to re-run the `docker-machine env` command.
```

### Stop a Machine

To stop a Docker Machine, run:

```
docker-machine stop test-machine
```

Expected output:

```
Stopping "test-machine"...
Machine "test-machine" was stopped.
```

### Restart a Machine

To restart a Docker Machine, run:

```
docker-machine restart test-machine
```

Expected output:

```
Restarting "test-machine"...
Waiting for SSH to be available...
Detecting the provisioner...
Restarted machines may have new IP addresses. You may need to re-run the `docker-machine env` command.
```

### Get Status

To get the status of a Docker Machine created, run:

```
docker-machine status test-machine
```

### Remove a Machine

To remove a Docker Machine and all the resources associated with it, run:

```
docker-machine rm test-machine
```

It should produce results similar to this:

```
About to remove test-machine
WARNING: This action will delete both local reference and remote instance.
Are you sure? (y/n): y
(test-machine) Starting deleting resources...
(test-machine) NIC Deleted
(test-machine) Volume Deleted
(test-machine) Server Deleted
(test-machine) LAN Deleted
(test-machine) DataCenter Deleted
(test-machine) IPBlock Deleted
Successfully removed test-machine
```

The remove command can also be used with `--force` or `-f` flag.


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