How can I check Docker’s internal DNS resolution for containers?

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Asked By CuriousCoder99 On

I set up a Docker network and deployed several services within it. Thanks to Docker's internal DNS, I can access one container from another using its name. However, I'm curious about how I can view all the hostnames that Docker resolves. Is there a way to inspect the internal DNS resolution for the containers I've created?

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Answered By TechieTommy42 On

Docker's internal DNS resolves container names, hashes, and compose service names within the same network. Unfortunately, there's no easy way to see all the resolved names at once, but you usually don't need to worry about it as long as you keep an eye on your running containers. What’s the reason you’re interested in this? Is it just for general knowledge?

Answered By CodeExplorer88 On

You can use `docker network ls` to list all your Docker networks, and `docker network inspect [network-name]` to get details about a specific network. Each container's details can be obtained through `docker inspect [container-name]`. These commands output JSON, so you might want to get used to parsing that data with tools like jq or jsonpath. If you need a more user-friendly interface, there are various dev tools and browser extensions that display this information nicely.

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