docker-mailserver / docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver
bug report: Crash when running on IPv6 only network - "Detecting the container IP address failed"
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Since Aug 28, 2026.
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Description
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👀 What Happened?
will cause a crash when the container is attached to an IPv6 only network.
The whole crash could also have been prevented in the first place because by default PERMIT_DOCKER is set to none and therefore no IP resolution is needed in the first place.
👟 Reproduction Steps
- Create a IPv6 only network using for example:
docker network create --ipv4=false --ipv6 traefik-mail - Attach the docker mailserver container to it
🐋 DMS Version
15.1.0
💻 Operating System and Architecture
irrelevant
⚙️ Container configuration files
📜 Relevant log output
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