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# Docker Experimental Features
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This page contains a list of features in the Docker engine which are
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experimental. Experimental features are **not** ready for production. They are
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provided for test and evaluation in your sandbox environments.
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The information below describes each feature and the GitHub pull requests and
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issues associated with it. If necessary, links are provided to additional
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documentation on an issue. As an active Docker user and community member,
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please feel free to provide any feedback on these features you wish.
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## Use Docker experimental
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Experimental features are now included in the standard Docker binaries as of
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version 1.13.0.
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To enable experimental features, start the Docker daemon with the
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`--experimental` flag or enable the daemon flag in the
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`/etc/docker/daemon.json` configuration file:
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```json
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{
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"experimental": true
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}
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```
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You can check to see if experimental features are enabled on a running daemon
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using the following command:
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```bash
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$ docker version -f '{{.Server.Experimental}}'
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true
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```
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## Current experimental features
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Docker service logs command to view logs for a Docker service. This is needed in Swarm mode.
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Option to squash image layers to the base image after successful builds.
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Checkpoint and restore support for Containers.
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Metrics (Prometheus) output for basic container, image, and daemon operations.
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* The top-level [docker deploy](../docs/reference/commandline/deploy.md) command. The
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`docker stack deploy` command is **not** experimental.
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* [External graphdriver plugins](../docs/extend/plugins_graphdriver.md)
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* [Ipvlan Network Drivers](vlan-networks.md)
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* [Distributed Application Bundles](docker-stacks-and-bundles.md)
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* [Checkpoint & Restore](checkpoint-restore.md)
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* [Docker build with --squash argument](../docs/reference/commandline/build.md#squash-an-images-layers---squash-experimental-only)
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## How to comment on an experimental feature
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Each feature's documentation includes a list of proposal pull requests or PRs associated with the feature. If you want to comment on or suggest a change to a feature, please add it to the existing feature PR.
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Issues or problems with a feature? Inquire for help on the `#docker` IRC channel or on the [Docker Google group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/docker-user).
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