# qoomon/docker-host

A docker sidecar container to forward all traffic to local docker host or any other host

Repository: https://github.com/qoomon/docker-host
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-host
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: docker, host, connection, access, firewall, port-forwarding, tunnel, docker-compose, macos, linux, dockerhost, localhost, egress, nat, iptables, polyfill, internal, sidecar, nftables
Last push: 2026-07-25T19:13:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3239, "days_push": 39, "days_rel": 77, "gap_med": 54.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1162, forks 87 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:49.558799+00:00)

## What it is
A Docker sidecar container image that forwards TCP and UDP traffic to the Docker host or any other configured destination. It works with Docker and Podman and supports configurable port ranges and mappings.

## Use cases
- forward traffic from containers to the docker host
- access host services from inside a docker container
- forward container traffic to an arbitrary host
- work around missing host.docker.internal on linux
- forward tcp and udp ports via a sidecar container
- use with docker-compose to reach localhost services

## When to choose
- you need containers to reach services running on the host machine
- you want a simple sidecar-based port forwarding solution for docker or podman
- host.docker.internal is unavailable or unreliable in your environment

## When to avoid
- you need application-layer proxying or load balancing rather than raw port forwarding
- you can use host networking mode or host.docker.internal directly without extra setup

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: networking, proxy
- domain: networking, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: docker, sidecar, port-forwarding, tcp, udp, podman, iptables, nftables, containers, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- qoomon/docker-host (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.558799+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:31:39.241866+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/qoomon/docker-host (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.558799+00:00, sha 18197249fcfc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.