I have a GUI application running on my host (a CentOS 7 VM) at 127.0.0.1:3281. This connects to a server, also running locally at 127.0.0.1:1341 via a TCP channel.
This works perfectly on my CentOS host. However, when I try to replicate the exact same setup inside a Docker container running the same version of CentOS - I am able to get the application and server started separately but there is no TCP channel established between them.
What would I have to change in my Docker version in order for this to work?
I have tried replicating the host network interface for the Docker container using the following flag in my docker run command, but that has not worked:
–network=host
I am really confused as to why it would not work within the container after having set it up the exact same way.
Should I attempt to expose ports and get the client from inside the container to connect to the server on the host?
Should I attempt to use the bridge network settings?
I don’t know if these would be of any help because the fix seems quite trivial, but I am completely unsure on how to proceed.
Please share your knowledge, anything could help!
EDIT: I noticed the same behavior when I ssh into my VM and try to start the application and server. They start on their own but there is no TCP channel established between the client and server.