Interview Q&A / Docker & Kubernetes
Docker & Kubernetes interview questions
Images, containers, Dockerfiles, pods and deployments, from first principles.
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- Why does localhost inside a container not reach a database running on your laptop?
Inside a container, localhost means the container itself, not the host. To reach a host service use host.docker.internal (Docker Desktop, or with --add-host on Linux), or put both on a Docker network and use the service name.
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