How to search for Docker plugins

Question

On the Docker website they show how they install the plugin vieux/sshfs :

$ docker plugin install vieux/sshfs

Plugin "vieux/sshfs" is requesting the following privileges:
- network: [host]
- capabilities: [CAP_SYS_ADMIN]
Do you grant the above permissions? [y/N] y

vieux/sshfs

They also have a section called Finding a plugin and they show there a list of available plugins.

But they don't show the full list. For example, the plugin vieux/sshfs doesn't appear on their lists.

I found it on the Docker Hub:

So I understand that the plugins are stored together with the images in the Docker Hub.

How can I search only for plugins ? I don't see any option to mark that I want to see all the exist plugins (not images).

Answer 1

So I understand that the plugins are stored together with the images in the Docker Hub.

You are wrong. Plugins are not stored together with the images. Plugins are distributed as Docker images. The docs specifically note that here :

Plugins are distributed as Docker images and can be hosted on Docker Hub or on a private registry.

So on Docker Hub you will not be able to tell if it's a plugin or not, it's an image and is distributed as one. The only way to tell is to know beforehand.

PS If you want Docker plugins, check out Docker store ;)