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# dhcp plugin
## Overview
With dhcp plugin the containers can get an IP allocated by a DHCP server already running on your network.
This can be especially useful with plugin types such as [macvlan](../../main/macvlan/README.md).
Because a DHCP lease must be periodically renewed for the duration of container lifetime, a separate daemon is required to be running.
The same plugin binary can also be run in the daemon mode.
## Operation
To use the dhcp IPAM plugin, first launch the dhcp daemon:
```
# Make sure the unix socket has been removed
$ rm -f /run/cni/dhcp.sock
$ ./dhcp daemon
```
If given `-pidfile <path>` arguments after 'daemon', the dhcp plugin will write
its PID to the given file.
Alternatively, you can use systemd socket activation protocol.
Be sure that the .socket file uses /run/cni/dhcp.sock as the socket path.
With the daemon running, containers using the dhcp plugin can be launched.
## Example configuration
```
{
"ipam": {
"type": "dhcp",
}
}
## Network configuration reference
* `type` (string, required): "dhcp"