libp2p / libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub

pubsub peer discovery when running docker containers

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Description

I followed the pubsub example that uses the mdns peer discovery. This all works perfectly when running my go code in different terminal windows.

I'm a bit confused as to if this approach would work when I go to deploy my code within multiple docker containers. For example, if I had one container publishing messages and then say 5 containers subscribed to those messages. I'm assuming mdns isn't appropriate for this, will I have to use some other form of peer discovery?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated or if there's an example that would be great!

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Start with the pubsub example using mDNS peer discovery and review the assumptions that work across separate terminal windows. Determine whether that discovery approach works for multiple Docker containers, then document the supported approach or provide a container-focused example showing how peer discovery should be configured.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
devops, distributed-systems, networking
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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