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# Deploy a service to the Swarm
After you [create a Swarm](create-swarm.md), you can deploy a service to the
Swarm. For this tutorial, you also [added worker nodes](add-nodes.md), but that
is not a requirement to deploy a service.
1. Open a terminal and ssh into the machine where you run your manager node. For
example, the tutorial uses a machine named `manager1`.
2. Run the the following command:
```bash
$ docker service create --scale 1 --name helloworld alpine ping docker.com
2zs4helqu64f3k3iuwywbk49w
```
* The `docker service create` command creates the service.
* The `--name` flag names the service `helloworld`.
* The `--scale` flag specifies the desired state of 1 running instance.
* The arguments `alpine ping docker.com` define the service as an Alpine
Linux container that executes the command `ping docker.com`.
3. Run `docker service ls` to see the list of running services:
```
$ docker service ls
ID NAME SCALE IMAGE COMMAND
2zs4helqu64f helloworld 1 alpine ping docker.com
```
## What's next?
Now you've deployed a service to the Swarm, you're ready to [inspect the service](inspect-service.md).
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