Hi! I have problems creating a container with a custom host IP (other than “localhost” or “127.0.0.1”; e.g. “192.168.59.123”) on MAC. If using “localhost”, all works well. My goal is to make the database accessible for third party programs. Because containers of multiple projects might be active a…

You are aware that Docker Desktop (Win/Mac) runs the containers in a Linux VM? So you not only need to configure the Docker container to expose ports, but must also tell Docker Desktop to expose the ports to the real host.

No, I was not aware of that. I thought, Docker containers are little Linux VMs, which run on the host machine. So that means, that Docker containers are little Linux VMs, which run inside a big Linux VM, which runs on the host machine? Thank you for telling me! Can you tell me, how I expose the por…

Containers are not full VMs, they still use the host’s kernel. You can think of them as isolated environments in a similar way to VMs, but it’s not the same and the distinction should be made. When using Docker Desktop, they’re created within a Linux VM, yes. I don’t know of any configurations tha…

[image] deanayalon: May I ask though, why you’re using the long syntax for the port mapping? I am using the long syntax, because it provides a better overview for people, who doesn’t work much with Docker. For the short syntax, you need to know which part means what. In the long syntax, each …

Does your host already use that IP?

[image] deanayalon: Does your host already use that IP? No. My host machine is not using / listening on the IP. I have no other VMs or Docker containers turned on.

Then it’s not gonna work This may help: [image] Network: Publish custom IP and all ports General Discussions Hi all, My host IP is 10.1.1.1 and I’d like my docker to be reachable at 10.1.1.2 for all ports (udp/tcp) I have tried below but the syntax doesn’t seem correct.…

Thank you! By following your link, then following other links, then continue following links (currently, I have 21 open tabs in my browser xD), then gathering all their information, then trying for 3 hours, I managed to succeed! My configuration is exactly like in my original post above. All what …

Enabling Port with custom Host IP on MAC is not working

Docker Desktop

deanayalon (Dean Ayalon) October 22, 2024, 10:54am 9

Then it’s not gonna work

This may help:

Sorry perhaps not the best link, but anyway, MAC vLAN may be what you’re looking for - But it is only supported for Docker Engine on Linux, and will not work on a Mac

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Enabling Port with custom Host IP on MAC is not working

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