---
title: "plugin set"
description: "the plugin set command description and usage"
keywords: "plugin, set"
---

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# plugin set

```markdown
Usage:  docker plugin set PLUGIN KEY=VALUE [KEY=VALUE...]

Change settings for a plugin

Options:
      --help                    Print usage
```

## Description

Change settings for a plugin. The plugin must be disabled.

The settings currently supported are:
 * env variables
 * source of mounts
 * path of devices
 * args

## Examples

### Change an environment variable

The following example change the env variable `DEBUG` on the
`sample-volume-plugin` plugin.

```bash
{% raw %}
$ docker plugin inspect -f {{.Settings.Env}} tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin

[DEBUG=0]

$ docker plugin set tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin DEBUG=1

$ docker plugin inspect -f {{.Settings.Env}} tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin
[DEBUG=1]
{% endraw %}
```

### Change the source of a mount

The following example change the source of the `mymount` mount on
the `myplugin` plugin.

```bash
{% raw %}
$ docker plugin inspect -f '{{with $mount := index .Settings.Mounts 0}}{{$mount.Source}}{{end}}' myplugin
/foo

$ docker plugins set myplugin mymount.source=/bar

$ docker plugin inspect -f '{{with $mount := index .Settings.Mounts 0}}{{$mount.Source}}{{end}}' myplugin
/bar
{% endraw %}
```

> **Note**: Since only `source` is settable in `mymount`,
> `docker plugins set mymount=/bar myplugin` would work too.

### Change a device path

The following example change the path of the `mydevice` device on
the `myplugin` plugin.

```bash
{% raw %}
$ docker plugin inspect -f '{{with $device := index .Settings.Devices 0}}{{$device.Path}}{{end}}' myplugin
/dev/foo

$ docker plugins set myplugin mydevice.path=/dev/bar

$ docker plugin inspect -f '{{with $device := index .Settings.Devices 0}}{{$device.Path}}{{end}}' myplugin
/dev/bar
{% endraw %}
```

> **Note**: Since only `path` is settable in `mydevice`,
> `docker plugins set mydevice=/dev/bar myplugin` would work too.

### Change the source of the arguments

The following example change the source of the args on the `myplugin` plugin.

```bash
{% raw %}
$ docker plugin inspect -f '{{.Settings.Args}}' myplugin
["foo", "bar"]

$ docker plugins set myplugin args="foo bar baz"

$ docker plugin inspect -f '{{.Settings.Args}}' myplugin
["foo", "bar", "baz"]
{% endraw %}
```

## Related commands

* [plugin create](plugin_create.md)
* [plugin disable](plugin_disable.md)
* [plugin enable](plugin_enable.md)
* [plugin inspect](plugin_inspect.md)
* [plugin install](plugin_install.md)
* [plugin ls](plugin_ls.md)
* [plugin push](plugin_push.md)
* [plugin rm](plugin_rm.md)