Run a Docker Compose service on the host network using network_mode: host

domain: docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/05-services/ · 4 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps

  1. Add `network_mode: "host"` to the service definition.
  2. The container shares the host's network namespace directly, so the process binds host ports as if it ran on the host; no port mapping is required.
  3. Run the stack with `docker compose up -d`; the service is reachable on localhost at whatever ports the app opens.
  4. Docs: https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/05-services/

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