Clarify network plugins and swarm mode

Signed-off-by: Misty Stanley-Jones <misty@docker.com>
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@ -26,18 +26,13 @@ LibNetwork, which shares plugin infrastructure with Engine. Effectively, network
driver plugins are activated in the same way as other plugins, and use the same
kind of protocol.
## Network driver plugins and swarm mode
## Network plugins and swarm mode
Docker 1.12 adds support for cluster management and orchestration called
[swarm mode](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/). Docker Engine running in swarm mode currently
only supports the built-in overlay driver for networking. Therefore existing
networking plugins will not work in swarm mode.
[Legacy plugins](legacy_plugins.md) do not work in swarm mode. However,
plugins written using the [v2 plugin system](index.md) do work in swarm mode, as
long as they are installed on each swarm worker node.
When you run Docker Engine outside of swarm mode, all networking plugins that
worked in Docker 1.11 will continue to function normally. They do not require
any modification.
## Using network driver plugins
## Use network driver plugins
The means of installing and running a network driver plugin depend on the
particular plugin. So, be sure to install your plugin according to the
@ -57,6 +52,13 @@ referring to that network will be sent to the plugin,
$ docker run --network=mynet busybox top
## Find network plugins
Network plugins are written by third parties, and are published by those
third parties, either on
[Docker Store](https://store.docker.com/search?category=network&q=&type=plugin)
or on the third party's site.
## Write a network plugin
Network plugins implement the [Docker plugin
@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ The network driver protocol, in addition to the plugin activation call, is
documented as part of libnetwork:
[https://github.com/docker/libnetwork/blob/master/docs/remote.md](https://github.com/docker/libnetwork/blob/master/docs/remote.md).
# Related Information
## Related Information
To interact with the Docker maintainers and other interested users, see the IRC channel `#docker-network`.