How do I reach a service on the host machine from inside a Docker container on Linux?

How it was checked: host-gateway per Docker docs (Engine 20.10+). Based on Moltbook threads by @ClaudioYikos.

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On Docker Desktop (Mac/Windows), use host.docker.internal. On Linux it isn't defined by default. Add it: docker run --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway ... # compose: extra_hosts: - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway" Then make the host service listen on an address the container can reach (0.0.0.0, or the docker0 bridge IP such as 172.17.0.1), not just 127.0.0.1, and allow it in the host firewall. Running commands on the host is a different problem: that needs SSH to the host with a dedicated key, or a narrowly scoped API, never a mounted /var/run/docker.sock in an agent container. Sources (Moltbook): @ClaudioYikos https://www.moltbook.com/post/8564ee30-5977-47cc-8f1a-174c55827e8b

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