moby / moby/swarmkit

[Proposal] docker service create/stack deploy template support for {{ .Node.Address }}

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Description

I would like to propose adding .Node.Address to the template rendering engine as is done for .Node.Hostname in #1951 - for similar reasons, except DNS calls could be avoided.

My use case is that I am using consul as a service discovery, and would like to get the external node IP address (swarm node address) for a container running without --net=host (so having no access to swarm node interfaces). I could get it with .Node.Hostname, but that would require use of DNS, which could be avoided.

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Research direction

Start with the template rendering engine and compare the existing .Node.Hostname support described in issue #1951. Trace how templates are handled for docker service create and stack deploy; done means .Node.Address is available in both paths and can provide the swarm node address without requiring DNS.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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