Front-end World

Front-end World

Share this post

Front-end World
Front-end World
Accessing Localhost service from a Docker Container

Accessing Localhost service from a Docker Container

host.docker.internal

Kristiyan Velkov's avatar
Kristiyan Velkov
Feb 21, 2025
∙ Paid
1

Share this post

Front-end World
Front-end World
Accessing Localhost service from a Docker Container
Share

If you’ve ever run into issues accessing your local development server from inside a Docker container, you’re not alone.

Many developers face challenges when their application running in a container needs to interact with services running on their host machine.

Luckily, Docker provides a simple way to do this: host.docker.internal

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Front-end World to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 © 2025 Kristiyan Velkov. All rights reserved.
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share