# docker plugin enable **Description:** Enable a plugin **Usage:** `docker plugin enable [OPTIONS] PLUGIN` ## Description Enables a plugin. The plugin must be installed before it can be enabled, see [`docker plugin install`](/reference/cli/docker/plugin/install/). ## Options | Option | Default | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | `--timeout` | `30` | HTTP client timeout (in seconds) | ## Examples The following example shows that the `sample-volume-plugin` plugin is installed, but disabled: ```console $ docker plugin ls ID NAME DESCRIPTION ENABLED 69553ca1d123 tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest A test plugin for Docker false ``` To enable the plugin, use the following command: ```console $ docker plugin enable tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin $ docker plugin ls ID NAME DESCRIPTION ENABLED 69553ca1d123 tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest A test plugin for Docker true ```