Spring-cloud-netflix: eureka client don't use ip address in docker container

[niral22]

i have created simple spring cloud app with eureka server and client registering to eureka service. i've below in bootstrap.yml for eureka client.
eureka: client: registerWithEureka: true fetchRegistry: true serviceUrl: defaultZone: ${eureka.url:http://localhost:8761/eureka/,http://localhsot:8762/eureka/} instance: preferIpAddress: true ipAddress: 192.168.1.148
when running as direct spring boot apps, it works fine and registers client using IP address to eureka server. But when i run client as docker container, it always uses docker container id to register in eureka server.

I am using docker for mac version 1.13.1. and spring boot version 1.4.1. I looked at issue #1646 but it seems that issue was resolved and it was not with docker for mac. so, not sure.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you

[ryanjbaxter]

It is really hard to tell if your YAML is correct because of the way it is formatted, can you fix that?

[niral22]

sorry about that.. putting yml below again :

eureka:
  client:
    registerWithEureka: true
    fetchRegistry: true
    serviceUrl:
      defaultZone:  ${eureka.url:http://localhost:8761/eureka/,http://localhsot:8762/eureka/}
  instance:
    preferIpAddress: true
    ipAddress: 192.168.1.148

[spencergibb]

@niral22 there's nothing there sticking out. What version of spring-cloud-netflix are you using? What does /env say on docker. How do you know "it always uses docker container id to register in eureka server"? What does /eureka/apps say?

[niral22]

@spencergibb - Thanks spencer for your pointers. I got it working. Basically, in eureka server, it gives docker container id. but actual link for the client is with host ip address. which I found by looking /eureka/apps url. thank you again.