When using docker desktop, we would connect to the host machine from the container using the URL ‘host.docker.internal’.
however container is not able to connect to the host machine (i.e my machine) when I am using nerdctl instead of docker.
I installed Rancher desktop to use nerdctl
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Answers
From lima docs.
So instead of
host.docker.internal
, provide192.168.5.2
I have tested this with nerdctl distributed via Rancher and it works!
reference: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/blob/master/docs/network.md
The above command will give the IP address of your wireless connection. Note, this will only work for MacOS. This IP can then be written to the /etc/hosts of your container against
host.docker.internal
as they share the same network. This can help the container communicate to the host machine by usinghost.dock.internal
. Although, an elegant solution is expected from RancherDesktop (or its already available in the newer versions).