# Docker-compose internal network without swarm

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-compose-internal-network-without-swarm/60842>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 18, 2018, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-compose-internal-network-without-swarm/60842 "2018-10-18T09:56:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![paulxroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@paulxroot](https://forums.docker.com/u/paulxroot)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-compose-internal-network-without-swarm/60842/1 "2018-10-18T09:56:50Z")

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Hi,

I want to create an internal network, that doesn’t use bridge mode. Containers in this network should be able to talk to each other but no IP connection to the host/outside should be established.  
When using “internal: true” in the compose file this seems to be ignored.  
I use compose file version 3.

Can this be realised this without using swarm or another additional technology?

Thank you