[lxc-users] Unix Sockets communications between containers

[Serge Hallyn]

Yup - the dir is generally recommended since if the daemon
dies and restarts, you'll be able to pick up the new socket
without restarting the container.

Quoting Hans Feldt (hans.feldt at ericsson.com):
> I tested something similar (using docker) and just did a bind mount
> of the host directory where the UNIX socket was created into the
> container and that worked just fine. I think you can bind mount just
> the socket file (and not the dir).
> /Hans
> 
> On 11/11/2014 02:28 PM, CDR wrote:
> >Dear friends
> >I have a container with mysql and wish to have all other containers, and the host, being able to use
> >a socket to post queries to my database. I thought of sharing a common host-directory, such as
> >/temp. Once all containers can access the same directory, will they actually be able to talk to
> >mysql? Mysql uses sockets to communicate with applications in the same box. It is much faster and
> >uses far less resources than tcp. Does this make any sense? What would it take to make this scenario
> >work?
> >
> >
> >
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