Hey all! I’m having an issue that’s probably simple but I can’t seem to work it out.
For some history (just in case it matters): I have a simple server running docker and all services being defined in docker-compose files. Probably doesn’t matter, but I’ve switched between a few management UIs (Portainer, Dokemon, currently Dockge). Initially, I set everything up in Portainer (including the main network) and migrated everything over to Dockge. I was using Traefik labels but was getting a bit annoying since I tend to tinker on a tablet. I wanted something a bit more UI-focused so I switched to NPM.
Now I’m going through all of my compose files and cleaning up a bunch of things like Traefik labels, homepage labels, etc… but I’m also trying to clean up my Docker network situation.
My containers are all on the same network, and I want to slice things up a little better, e.g. I have the Cloudflared container and want to be selective about what containers it has access to network-wise.
So, the meat of my issue is that my original network (call it old_main
) seems to be the only one that can access the internet outbound. I added a new network called cloudflared
and put just my Cloudflared container and another service on it and I get the 1033 ARGO Tunnel
error when accessing the service and Cloudflare says the tunnel is down. Same thing for other containers I try to move from old_main
, SearXNG can’t connect, Audiobookshelf can’t search for author info, etc… I can connect to these services but they can’t reach anything on the web.
I have my docker daemon.json set to use my Pi-hole for DNS and I only see my services like audiobookshelf.old_main
coming through. I also see the IP address of the old_main
gateway coming into Pi-hole as docker-host
. My goal is to add all of my services to new, more-specific networks then remove old_main
but I don’t want to drop the only network that seems to be able to communicate with the web until I have another that can.
I’m not sure what else to look for, any suggestions? Let me know if you need more info.
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It sounds like your issue might be related to how your Docker networks are configured for DNS and internet access. Try these:
Check Network Configuration: Ensure your new networks are correctly configured to allow internet access. Docker networks should be able to route traffic to the internet by default unless specified otherwise.
DNS Configuration: Since you’re using Pi-hole for DNS, make sure the new networks are properly configured to use Pi-hole as their DNS server.
Inspect Network Settings: Compare the settings of
old_main
with the new networks. Use the following command to inspect the network configuration:Pay attention to the gateway, subnet, and any custom DNS settings.
Check Docker Daemon Configuration: Verify that your
daemon.json
file is correctly set up to use Pi-hole for DNS. It should look something like this:Verify Container Configuration: Ensure that your containers are correctly configured to use the new network. This can be specified in your
docker-compose
files like this:Check Firewall Rules: Ensure there are no firewall rules on your host or network equipment that might be blocking traffic from the new networks.
Test Connectivity: Run a simple connectivity test from within a container on the new network to check internet access:
If this fails, the issue is likely with network configuration rather than the containers themselves.
Docker Network Restart: Sometimes, Docker networks need to be restarted to apply changes correctly. Try removing and recreating the problematic networks:
If none of the above steps resolve the issue, there might be a deeper configuration problem. At this point, it might be helpful to see the exact configuration of your
docker-compose
files and the output of the network inspection commands.This sounds like a chat gpt answer.
Definitely.