Question
Is there a command I can run to get the container's IP address right from the host after a new container is created?
Basically, once Docker creates the container, I want to roll my own code deployment and container configuration scripts.
Answer
This solution only works if the container is connected with a single network.
The --format option of inspect comes to the rescue.
Modern Docker client syntax is:
docker inspect \
-f '{{range.NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' container_name_or_id
Old Docker client syntax is:
docker inspect \
--format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' container_name_or_id
These commands will return the Docker container's IP address.
As mentioned in the comments: if you are on Windows, use double quotes "
instead of single quotes ' around the curly braces.
