EX188 Networking And Compose Practice Question
When inspecting the networking of a container using 'podman inspect', where is the IP address of the container located in the output JSON structure?
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NetworkSettings.IPAddress
The NetworkSettings.IPAddress field contains the IPv4 address assigned to the container on its default network.
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NetworkSettings.IPAddress
Why this is correct
Contains the primary IP address in the container inspection output.
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HostConfig.PortBindings.IP
Why it's wrong here
PortBindings contains host port mapping rules, not the container IP.
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Config.Network.IP
Why it's wrong here
This path does not exist in standard container inspection JSON.
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State.Networking.Address
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect path for container IP address.
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