Docker on Windows: how to connect to container from host using container IP?

Question

I have

• Windows 10
• Docker for Windows V. 1.12.5 Rev. 9503, which does not rely on boot2docker or VirtualBox anymore.

I have a number of

Answer 1

On docker for windows you can use address 10.0.75.1:8080 but you need to configure your firewall, a better way is using address 10.0.75.2:8080,

for both addresses you have to publish your port when you run container

docker run -p 8080:8080 image_name

More info https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/334#issuecomment-297030101