Docker Network

Notes

List networks available

docker network ls

Inspect a network

docker network inspect

Create a network

docker network create –driver bridge

Attach a network to container

docker network connect

Detach a network from container

docker network disconnect

Common DNS name for more than one containers

First create a new network

docker network create new

Craete two containers with network alias name as search(DNS name) –network-alias search

docker run -d --network new --network-alias search nginx
docker run -d --network new --network-alias search nginx

From a new container run nslookup search to resolve the dns name search and we will get the two ip of the containers created

docker run --rm --network new alpine nslookup search