Merge pull request #378 from gunamata/add-host-faq

Added FAQ item about host-gateway
rancher-sandbox · Oct 23, 2024 · 9d36027 · 9d36027
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diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ If you want to change the behavior of the mounts, that will also require [additi
 New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "WSL" -Direction Inbound -InterfaceAlias "vEthernet (WSL)" -Action Allow
 ```
 
+#### **Q: Can I map `host.docker.internal` or `host.rancher-desktop.internal` to `host-gateway` with the flag `--add-host`?
+
+**A:** No, the special value host-gateway is specific to Docker Desktop and is not yet supported in Rancher Desktop. However, you can access services running on the host machine from within a container using host.docker.internalor host.rancher-desktop.internal without passing the --add-host flag.
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 <!-- #985 -->
 #### **Q: I don't need the Kubernetes cluster deployed by Rancher Desktop; how do I disable it to save resources?**
 

diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-1.14/faq.md b/versioned_docs/version-1.14/faq.md
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ If you want to change the behavior of the mounts, that will also require [additi
 New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "WSL" -Direction Inbound -InterfaceAlias "vEthernet (WSL)" -Action Allow
 ```
 
+#### **Q: Can I map `host.docker.internal` or `host.rancher-desktop.internal` to `host-gateway` with the flag `--add-host`?
+
+**A:** No, the special value host-gateway is specific to Docker Desktop and is not yet supported in Rancher Desktop. However, you can access services running on the host machine from within a container using host.docker.internalor host.rancher-desktop.internal without passing the --add-host flag.
+
 <!-- #985 -->
 #### **Q: I don't need the Kubernetes cluster deployed by Rancher Desktop; how do I disable it to save resources?**
 

diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-1.15/faq.md b/versioned_docs/version-1.15/faq.md
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ If you want to change the behavior of the mounts, that will also require [additi
 New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "WSL" -Direction Inbound -InterfaceAlias "vEthernet (WSL)" -Action Allow
 ```
 
+#### **Q: Can I map `host.docker.internal` or `host.rancher-desktop.internal` to `host-gateway` with the flag `--add-host`?
+
+**A:** No, the special value host-gateway is specific to Docker Desktop and is not yet supported in Rancher Desktop. However, you can access services running on the host machine from within a container using host.docker.internalor host.rancher-desktop.internal without passing the --add-host flag.
+
 <!-- #985 -->
 #### **Q: I don't need the Kubernetes cluster deployed by Rancher Desktop; how do I disable it to save resources?**
 

diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-1.16/faq.md b/versioned_docs/version-1.16/faq.md
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ If you want to change the behavior of the mounts, that will also require [additi
 New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "WSL" -Direction Inbound -InterfaceAlias "vEthernet (WSL)" -Action Allow
 ```
 
+#### **Q: Can I map `host.docker.internal` or `host.rancher-desktop.internal` to `host-gateway` with the flag `--add-host`?
+
+**A:** No, the special value host-gateway is specific to Docker Desktop and is not yet supported in Rancher Desktop. However, you can access services running on the host machine from within a container using host.docker.internalor host.rancher-desktop.internal without passing the --add-host flag.
+
 <!-- #985 -->
 #### **Q: I don't need the Kubernetes cluster deployed by Rancher Desktop; how do I disable it to save resources?**
 

diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-latest/faq.md b/versioned_docs/version-latest/faq.md
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ If you want to change the behavior of the mounts, that will also require [additi
 New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "WSL" -Direction Inbound -InterfaceAlias "vEthernet (WSL)" -Action Allow
 ```
 
+#### **Q: Can I map `host.docker.internal` or `host.rancher-desktop.internal` to `host-gateway` with the flag `--add-host`?
+
+**A:** No, the special value host-gateway is specific to Docker Desktop and is not yet supported in Rancher Desktop. However, you can access services running on the host machine from within a container using host.docker.internalor host.rancher-desktop.internal without passing the --add-host flag.
+
 <!-- #985 -->
 #### **Q: I don't need the Kubernetes cluster deployed by Rancher Desktop; how do I disable it to save resources?**