Create a MACVLAN bridge-mode Docker network

domain: docs.docker.com/network/drivers/macvlan · 4 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps

  1. Ensure the host is Linux: macvlan is not supported on Docker Desktop for Mac/Windows, on the Windows engine, or in rootless mode.
  2. Create the network, e.g. docker network create -d macvlan --subnet=172.16.86.0/24 --gateway=172.16.86.1 -o parent=eth0 pub_net
  3. Run a container with --network=pub_net; each container gets an IP in the subnet and appears as a physical device directly on the LAN.
  4. Official docs: docs.docker.com/network/drivers/macvlan

Known gotchas

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