How to get a Docker container's IP address from the host

Question

Is there a command I can run to get the container\'s IP address right from the host after a new container is created?

Basically, once Docker creates the container, I

Answer 1

To get all container names and their IP addresses in just one single command.

docker inspect -f '{{.Name}} - {{.NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' $(docker ps -aq)

If you are using docker-compose the command will be this:

docker inspect -f '{{.Name}} - {{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' $(docker ps -aq)

The output will be:

/containerA - 172.17.0.4
/containerB - 172.17.0.3
/containerC - 172.17.0.2