Docker dotnet watch run error: Unable to bind to h

Question

As the title indicates, i have a container that is unable to bind from host port to container port. I tried searching for similar issues, but have not found any related to using dotnet watch in a docker container since Microsoft introduced the microsoft/dotnet docker repo with dotnet watch built into the sdk image.

Any suggestions as to what i am doing wrong are much appreciated.

Dockerfile

FROM microsoft/dotnet:2.1.301-sdk as build
ENV DOTNET_USE_POLLING_FILE_WATCHER 1
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN dotnet restore
EXPOSE 5000-5001
ENTRYPOINT [ "dotnet", "watch", "run", "--no-restore"]

docker-compose.yml

version: "3"

services:

  esportapp:
    container_name: esportapp
    image: esportapp:dev
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Docker/dev.Dockerfile
    volumes:
      - esportapp.volume:/app
    ports:
      - "5000:5000"
      - "5001:5001"

volumes:
  esportapp.volume:

Complete error:

esportapp    | Hosting environment: Development
esportapp    | Content root path: /app
esportapp    | Now listening on: https://localhost:5001
esportapp    | Now listening on: http://localhost:5000
esportapp    | Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.
esportapp    | warn: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel[0]
esportapp    |       Unable to bind to https://localhost:5001 on the IPv6 loopback interface: 'Cannot assign requested address'.
esportapp    | warn: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel[0]
esportapp    |       Unable to bind to http://localhost:5000 on the IPv6 loopback interface: 'Cannot assign requested address'.

Answer 1

Just ran into this problem myself. I don't think dotnet watch run plays nicely with localhost type urls. Try setting your hosting url to https://0.0.0.0:5000 in your container.

In the dockerfile with:

ENTRYPOINT [ "dotnet", "watch", "run", "--no-restore", "--urls", "https://0.0.0.0:5000"]

Or in launchSettings.json like:

{
  "profiles": {
    "[Put your project name here]": {
      "commandName": "Project",
      "launchBrowser": true,
      "environmentVariables": {
        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
        "DOTNET_USE_POLLING_FILE_WATCHER": "true"
      },
      "applicationUrl": "https://0.0.0.0:5000/"
    }
  }
}

Now to get it to automatically reload from within the container you have to use the polling file watcher. That's what the second environment variable is for. (This is pretty common, you've got to do this with webpack, angular, etc).

In your case, you need to change the esportsapp.volume to a directory on your host:

volumes:
  - ./:/app

That will map the /app volume in your container to the docker-compose directory. The problem you're facing is that the app is built in a volume on your project's default docker-compose network, so when you change a file in the source directory, it's not actually changing in that volume. With this fix, however, you'll run into the problem of the dotnet restore and dotnet watch inside the container changing your host's files. There's a fix for all of that, if you're interested...

My Usual .Net Core App Docker setup

To debug, run: docker-compose -f run.yml up --build

To build a release: docker-compose -f build.yml up --build

Project structure

/                                               # source control root
/build.yml                                      # docker-compose file for building a release
/run.yml                                        # docker-compose file for running locally & debugging
/project                                        # an application
/project/build.Dockerfile                       # the docker container that will build "project" for release
/project/run.Dockerfile                         # the docker container that will build and run "project" locally for debugging
/project/.dockerignore                          # speeds up container builds by excluding large directories like "packages" or "node_modules"
/project/src                                    # where I hide my source codez
/project/src/Project.sln
/project/src/Project/Project.csproj
/project/src/Project/Directory.Build.props      # keeps a docker mapped volume from overwriting .dlls on your host
/project/src/Project.Data/Project.Data.csproj   # typical .Net project structure
/web-api                                        # another application...

Directory.Build.props (put this in the same folder as your .csproj, keeps your dotnet watch run command from messing with the source directory on your host)

<Project>

  <PropertyGroup>
    <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/obj/**/*</DefaultItemExcludes>
    <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/bin/**/*</DefaultItemExcludes>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(DOTNET_RUNNING_IN_CONTAINER)' == 'true'">
    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/obj/container/</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
    <BaseOutputPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/bin/container/</BaseOutputPath>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(DOTNET_RUNNING_IN_CONTAINER)' != 'true'">
    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/obj/local/</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
    <BaseOutputPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/bin/local/</BaseOutputPath>
  </PropertyGroup>

</Project>

run.yml (docker-compose.yml for debugging)

version: "3.5"
services:
  project:
    build:
      context: ./project
      dockerfile: run.Dockerfile
    ports:
      - 5000:80
    volumes:
      - ./project/src/Project:/app

run.Dockerfile (the Dockerfile for debugging)

FROM microsoft/dotnet:2.1-sdk

# install the .net core debugger
RUN apt-get update
RUN apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install unzip
RUN apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install procps
RUN rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

RUN curl -sSL https://aka.ms/getvsdbgsh | bash /dev/stdin -v latest -l /vsdbg

VOLUME /app
WORKDIR /app

CMD dotnet watch run --urls http://0.0.0.0:80

build.yml (the docker-compose.yml for building release versions)

version: "3.5"
services:
  project:
    build:
      context: ./project
      dockerfile: build.Dockerfile
    volumes:
      - ./project:/app

build.Dockerfile (the Dockerfile for building release versions)

FROM microsoft/dotnet:2.1-sdk

VOLUME /app

# restore as a separate layer to speed up builds
WORKDIR /src
COPY src/Project/Project.csproj .
RUN dotnet restore

COPY src/Project/ .
CMD dotnet publish -c Release -o /app/out/