How do I connect to a container hosted in Docker Toolbox?

Question

I am attempting to run my ASP.NET Core 1.1 web API in a Docker container, but I cannot connect to the web API from a browser or curl. To troubleshoot, I have a

Answer 1

As you are running on VM, you need to follow this docker document from here.

After that run the following command to check the IP address of your VM.

docker-machine ip default

Start the nginx and hit [ip default address]:port in the browser. It works!