Getting Docker to connect to proxy running on hosts Localhost address

Docker Engine General
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host.docker.internal is only available in Docker Desktop. Using Docker Engine (Docker CE) you can

  • Use the host IP and protect the proxy with firewall rules against external requests.

  • Allow the proxy to listen on any private IP on the host which is available from containers

  • Use socat to implement a similar solution to the host.docker.internal domain in Docker Desktop:

    Host.docker.internal in production environment - #4 by rimelek