Pi-hole container with windows docker and host networking

[nkoziel]

Hello guys

Docker windows now support host networking. I was thinking that using this config instead of bridge mode could help to get visibility on the client name doing a DNS query instead of getting only localhost.

I started the container with this setting, pihole container is accessible through localhost or server IP directly and working properly. But it's not resolving the client name issue.

Any idea to do it ? Or it's still not possible?

Thanks for your feedback

[rdwebdesign]

@nkoziel

Any idea to do it ? Or it's still not possible?

I don't know if (or how) this will work.
I think you will need to ask for help in Docker's forum.

[nkoziel]

Thanks for feedback, was hoping to find someone having done the same config. Will give a try on docker forum

[Bucking_Horn]

@nkoziel

Docker windows now support host networking.

Has that GAed now?

When I last checked about 3 days ago, Docker's docs still stated that to be available only as part of the beta?

I'm not using Docker Desktop for Windows myself, but from what I gather, I think its possible that NATting may be imposed by the virtualisation in Windows rather than by Docker's network mode.

That's a fair bit of speculation on my behalf, and you absolutely want to verify that with Docker/Windows experts, hence rdwebdesign's advice to consult Docker's forums about this.