[WSL2] Can't connect to docker swarm container's published port using 'localhost' on windows

[davidwudv]

• Your Windows build number: 19033.1

• What you're doing and what's happening:

When I run this command:

docker run -d -p 80:80 nginx

Everythin is ok, I can access the nginx service using http://localhost:80 on windows browser.

But when I using docker swarm service:

version: '3.3'

services:
  nginx:
    image: nginx
    ports:
      - target: 80
        published: 80
        protocol: tcp
    deploy:
      mode: replicated
      replicas: 1
      restart_policy:
            condition: on-failure

Create docker stack:

 docker stack deploy --compose-file=nginx.yaml nginx

I can't use 'localhost' to access the nginx service on windows.

But the localhost port is opening:

• What's wrong / what should be happening instead: Can't access docker service using 'localhost' on windows.

[timesnewmen]

Same issue here.

[wjsgzcn]

Same issue with exactly the same yml file running with 'docker stack ...'.

'docker-compose up' is ok.

[wjsgzcn]

Finally, I find the solution of this problem: in wsl2 terminal, run 'ifconfig' to check your IP address of 'eth0', in my case the address is '172.22.182.119', visit this address instead of 'localhost', and every thing is ok now.

Hope Microsoft can resolve this problem, and we can visit localhost instead of the internal address of wsl2.

[JeanRessouche]

Hi, is there any progress on this issue ?

• docker run -p 80:80 nginx 🆗
• docker-compose up on the below file 🆗
• docker stack up on the below file ❌

no way to reach the service, even from the wsl2 distro ip

[davidwudv]

Hi, is there any progress on this issue ?

• docker run -p 80:80 nginx 🆗
• docker-compose up on the below file 🆗
• docker stack up on the below file ❌

no way to reach the service, even from the wsl2 distro ip

@souchprod The problem is still not solved

[FrankAtHexagon]

Has this issue been solved? My team is experiencing a similar issue.

[th0ger]

Experiencing this still.

[Winfle]

Still have the issue

[viniciusxyz]

A few months later and I still have the same problem.

[magnusriga]

Same here. Does this mean it is currently not possible to use Swarm mode on WSL?

[omid9h]

Experiencing this issue too.

[chanpreetdhanjal]

Try downloading latest version of WSL following the link below

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-subsystem-for-linux-september-2023-update/

[nmcdtu]

My colleague found a solution: replacing the ports section in docker-compose.override.yaml with the below, then it should work with localhost:8000 from Windows (provided that the port is 8000)

    ports:
        - target: 8080
          published: 8000
          protocol: tcp
          mode: host

Tested with Windows 11 10.0.22631.