How do I set up linkage between Docker containers so that restarting won’t break it?

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The effect of --link is static, so it will not work for your scenario (there is currently no re-linking, although you can remove links).

We have been using two different approaches at dockerize.it to solve this, without links or ambassadors (although you could add ambassadors too).

1) Use dynamic DNS

The general idea is that you specify a single name for your database (or any other service) and update a short-lived DNS server with the actual IP as you start and stop containers.

We started with SkyDock. It works with two docker containers, the DNS server and a monitor that keeps it updated automatically. Later we moved to something more custom using Consul (also using a dockerized version: docker-consul).

An evolution of this (which we haven’t tried) would be to setup etcd or similar and use its custom API to learn the IPs and ports. The software should support dynamic reconfiguration too.

2) Use the docker bridge ip

When exposing the container ports you can just bind them to the docker0 bridge, which has (or can have) a well known address.

When replacing a container with a new version, just make the new container publish the same port on the same IP.

This is simpler but also more limited. You might have port conflicts if you run similar software (for instance, two containers can not listen on the 3306 port on the docker0 bridge), etcétera… so our current favorite is option 1.

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