command: docker network connect
short: Connect a container to a network
long: |-
  Connects a container to a network. You can connect a container by name
  or by ID. Once connected, the container can communicate with other containers in
  the same network.
usage: docker network connect [OPTIONS] NETWORK CONTAINER
pname: docker network
plink: docker_network.yaml
options:
- option: alias
  value_type: stringSlice
  default_value: '[]'
  description: Add network-scoped alias for the container
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: driver-opt
  value_type: stringSlice
  default_value: '[]'
  description: driver options for the network
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: ip
  value_type: string
  description: IPv4 address (e.g., 172.30.100.104)
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: ip6
  value_type: string
  description: IPv6 address (e.g., 2001:db8::33)
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: link
  value_type: list
  description: Add link to another container
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
- option: link-local-ip
  value_type: stringSlice
  default_value: '[]'
  description: Add a link-local address for the container
  deprecated: false
  experimental: false
  experimentalcli: false
  kubernetes: false
  swarm: false
examples: |-
  ### Connect a running container to a network

  ```bash
  $ docker network connect multi-host-network container1
  ```

  ### Connect a container to a network when it starts

  You can also use the `docker run --network=<network-name>` option to start a container and immediately connect it to a network.

  ```bash
  $ docker run -itd --network=multi-host-network busybox
  ```

  ### Specify the IP address a container will use on a given network

  You can specify the IP address you want to be assigned to the container's interface.

  ```bash
  $ docker network connect --ip 10.10.36.122 multi-host-network container2
  ```

  ### Use the legacy `--link` option

  You can use `--link` option to link another container with a preferred alias

  ```bash
  $ docker network connect --link container1:c1 multi-host-network container2
  ```

  ### Create a network alias for a container

  `--alias` option can be used to resolve the container by another name in the network
  being connected to.

  ```bash
  $ docker network connect --alias db --alias mysql multi-host-network container2
  ```

  ### Network implications of stopping, pausing, or restarting containers

  You can pause, restart, and stop containers that are connected to a network.
  A container connects to its configured networks when it runs.

  If specified, the container's IP address(es) is reapplied when a stopped
  container is restarted. If the IP address is no longer available, the container
  fails to start. One way to guarantee that the IP address is available is
  to specify an `--ip-range` when creating the network, and choose the static IP
  address(es) from outside that range. This ensures that the IP address is not
  given to another container while this container is not on the network.

  ```bash
  $ docker network create --subnet 172.20.0.0/16 --ip-range 172.20.240.0/20 multi-host-network
  ```

  ```bash
  $ docker network connect --ip 172.20.128.2 multi-host-network container2
  ```

  To verify the container is connected, use the `docker network inspect` command. Use `docker network disconnect` to remove a container from the network.

  Once connected in network, containers can communicate using only another
  container's IP address or name. For `overlay` networks or custom plugins that
  support multi-host connectivity, containers connected to the same multi-host
  network but launched from different Engines can also communicate in this way.

  You can connect a container to one or more networks. The networks need not be the same type. For example, you can connect a single container bridge and overlay networks.
deprecated: false
min_api_version: "1.21"
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false

