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Accessing Localhost service from a Docker Container

host.docker.internal

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Kristiyan Velkov
Feb 21, 2025
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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

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