How to connect from docker-compose to Host PostgreSQL?

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I have a server with installed PostgreSQL. All my services work in containers (docker-compose). I want to use my Host PostgreSQL from containers. Buy I have the error:

  Unable to obtain Jdbc connection from DataSource (jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/shop-bd) for user 'shop-bd-user': Connection to localhost:5432 refused. Check that the hostname and port are correct and that the postmaster is accepting TCP/IP connections.
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  SQL State  : 08001
  Error Code : 0
  Message    : Connection to localhost:5432 refused. Check that the hostname and port are correct and that the postmaster is accepting TCP/IP connections.

  Connection to localhost:5432 refused. Check that the hostname and port are correct and that the postmaster is accepting TCP/IP connections.
  Connection refused (Connection refused)

My docker-compose is using host network_mode, like this:

version: '3'
services:
  shop:  
    container_name: shop
    build: ./shop
    hostname: shop
    restart: always   
    ports:
      - 8084:8084
    network_mode: "host"

My database connection URL is: jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/shop-bd

you are asking docker to port `8084:8084` and you don't say anything about port `5432` — jimmu, Jan 19 '18 at 23:22
@Krishna ```8084``` is port of this service. Other services can communicate with this one with ```http://localhost:8084```. But It does not work for host DB. — Max, Jan 19 '18 at 23:35
show how your config for `db` service looks like. It should have `5432:5432` under ports. — jimmu, Jan 19 '18 at 23:40

score 29 · Accepted Answer · edited May 25 '23 at 08:16

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According to the documentation, from version 18.03 onwards, using host.docker.internal as DNS works for me, without specifying neither --net=host or network_mode: "host"

edited May 25 '23 at 08:16

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answered Apr 15 '18 at 07:25

Satjapong Meeklai

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`This is for development purpose and will not work in a production environment outside of Docker Desktop for Mac` – 030 Apr 19 '19 at 16:07
Cautionary note: using the --net=host, or network_mode: "host" will prevent your container from registering with Eureka and will break any kind of API gateway you've got unless they all run on the same network. – MikeBFromPDX Jan 11 '19 at 20:27

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 20 '18 at 13:07

This would have worked if you were on linux OS. But this won't work on Mac or Windows. The thing is that when you use --net=host, you still are not on host network. That is the limitation of how docker for windows work

Instead of localhost you need to use docker.for.win.localhost as the host. This is a special DNS name which is available on Docker for Windows when you want to refer to the host localhost

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 07 '22 at 15:07

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If you are mac user, use "host.docker.internal:5432" to connect to localhost Postgres, docs.

answered Jan 07 '22 at 15:07

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score -3 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 20 '18 at 08:32

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1) ensure that your postgresql instance is listening to all addresses and not only localhost.

In postgresql.conf set listen_addresses as follows:

listen_addresses='*'

2) you are trying to connect from your container to localhost:5432 . That is NOT your host's IP address, but the address of your container's loopback device. You need to use your docker bridge IP address instead.

answered Jan 20 '18 at 08:32

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I use ```--net=host```, so I can use ```localhost```. I think, that the problem occurs because of Windows. – Max Jan 20 '18 at 10:01
Yeah, you're right I missed that you are using host networking. – whites11 Jan 20 '18 at 10:03

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