Connecting webpack-dev-server inside a Docker container from the host

Question

I\'m running a webpack-dev-server application inside a Docker container (node:4.2.1). If I try to connect to the server port from within the container - it works fine. Howev

Answer 1

You need to make sure:

• you docker container has mapped the EXPOSE'd port to a host port

  docker run -p x:y 
  

• your VM (if you are using docker machine with a VM) has forwarded that mapped port to the actual host (the host of the VM).
  See "How to access tomcat running in docker container from browser?"