Docker networking explained
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8 min readJan 30, 2021
Docker utilizes n architecture called Container Network Model (CNM) to manage container networking.
CNM is based on the following concepts
Network sandbox
Its all the network resources that the container will use, its an isolated environment by other containers and from the host
Endpoint
An Endpoint consists of two network interfaces, the one interface is connected to the Network sandbox of the container and the other one to a designated network. A network sandbox might have many…