@@ -77,10 +77,13 @@ weight: 30
7777 - Exposing SCTP ports
7878- To use the `ping` command, see [Routing ping packets](./tips.md#routing-ping-packets).
7979- To expose privileged TCP/UDP ports (< 1024), see [Exposing privileged ports](./tips.md#exposing-privileged-ports).
80+ - NFS mounts as the docker "data-root" is not supported. This limitation is not specific to rootless mode.
81+
82+ ### Historical limitations
83+ #### Until Docker Engine v29.5
8084- `IPAddress` shown in `docker inspect` is namespaced inside RootlessKit's network namespace.
8185 This means the IP address is not reachable from the host without `nsenter`-ing into the network namespace.
8286- Host network (`docker run --net=host`) is also namespaced inside RootlessKit.
83- - NFS mounts as the docker "data-root" is not supported. This limitation is not specific to rootless mode.
8487
8588## Troubleshooting
8689
@@ -223,14 +226,18 @@ of network and port driver you use. If you're experiencing unexpected behavior
223226or performance related to networking, review the following table which shows
224227the configurations supported by RootlessKit, and how they compare:
225228
226- | Network driver | Port driver | Net throughput | Port throughput | Source IP propagation | No SUID | Note |
227- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | --------------- | --------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
228- | ` slirp4netns ` | ` builtin ` | Slow | Fast ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | Default in a typical setup |
229- | ` vpnkit ` | ` builtin ` | Slow | Fast ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | Default when ` slirp4netns ` isn't installed |
230- | ` slirp4netns ` | ` slirp4netns ` | Slow | Slow | ✅ | ✅ | |
231- | ` pasta ` | ` implicit ` | Slow | Fast ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Experimental; Needs pasta version 2023_12_04 or later |
232- | ` lxc-user-nic ` | ` builtin ` | Fast ✅ | Fast ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Experimental |
233- | ` bypass4netns ` | ` bypass4netns ` | Fast ✅ | Fast ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ** Note:** Not integrated to RootlessKit as it needs a custom seccomp profile |
229+ | Network driver | Port driver | Net throughput | Port throughput | Source IP propagation | No SUID | Note |
230+ | -------------- | -------------------- | -------------- | --------------- | --------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
231+ | ` gvisor-tap-vsock ` | ` builtin ` | Slow | Fast ✅ | ✅ (* ) | ✅ | Default when slirp4netns is not installed |
232+ | ` slirp4netns ` | ` builtin ` | Slow | Fast ✅ | ✅ (* ) | ✅ | Default when slirp4netns is installed |
233+ | ` vpnkit ` | ` builtin ` | Slow | Fast ✅ | ✅ (* ) | ✅ | Legacy |
234+ | ` gvisor-tap-vsock ` | ` gvisor-tap-vsock ` | Slow | Slow | ✅ | ✅ | |
235+ | ` slirp4netns ` | ` slirp4netns ` | Slow | Slow | ✅ | ✅ | |
236+ | ` pasta ` | ` implicit ` | Slow | Fast ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Experimental; Needs pasta version 2023_12_04 or later |
237+ | ` lxc-user-nic ` | ` builtin ` | Fast ✅ | Fast ✅ | ✅ (* ) | ❌ | Experimental |
238+ | ` bypass4netns ` | ` bypass4netns ` | Fast ✅ | Fast ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ** Note:** Not integrated to RootlessKit as it needs a custom seccomp profile |
239+
240+ (* ) Applicable since RootlessKit v3.0. Also requires ` userland-proxy ` to be disabled.
234241
235242For information about troubleshooting specific networking issues, see:
236243
@@ -271,13 +278,13 @@ For details, see [Routing ping packets](./tips.md#routing-ping-packets).
271278
272279#### ` IPAddress ` shown in ` docker inspect ` is unreachable
273280
274- This is an expected behavior, as the daemon is namespaced inside RootlessKit's
275- network namespace. Use ` docker run -p ` instead.
281+ This was an expected behavior until Docker Engine v29.5 , as the daemon was namespaced inside RootlessKit's
282+ network namespace. Use ` docker run -p ` instead, or upgrade to Docker Engine v29.5 or later .
276283
277284#### ` --net=host ` doesn't listen ports on the host network namespace
278285
279- This is an expected behavior, as the daemon is namespaced inside RootlessKit's
280- network namespace. Use ` docker run -p ` instead.
286+ This was an expected behavior until Docker Engine v29.5 , as the daemon was namespaced inside RootlessKit's
287+ network namespace. Use ` docker run -p ` instead, or upgrade to Docker Engine v29.5 or later .
281288
282289#### Network is slow
283290
@@ -304,8 +311,34 @@ $ systemctl --user restart docker
304311
305312#### ` docker run -p ` does not propagate source IP addresses
306313
307- This is because Docker in rootless mode uses RootlessKit's ` builtin ` port
308- driver by default, which doesn't support source IP propagation. To enable
314+ {{< tabs >}}
315+ {{< tab name="RootlessKit v3.0 or later" >}}
316+ This is because Docker Engine's ` userland-proxy ` is incompatible with RootlessKit's source IP propagation.
317+
318+ To disable userland-proxy, add the following configuration to ` ~/.config/docker/daemon.json ` :
319+
320+ ``` json
321+ {"userland-proxy" : false }
322+ ```
323+
324+ Then restart the daemon:
325+
326+ ``` bash
327+ systemctl --user restart docker
328+ ```
329+
330+ You may also need to load ` br_netfilter ` kernel module:
331+
332+ ``` bash
333+ sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/docker.conf << EOF >/dev/null
334+ br_netfilter
335+ EOF
336+
337+ sudo systemctl restart systemd-modules-load.service
338+ ```
339+ {{< /tab >}}
340+ {{< tab name="Prior versions" >}}
341+ This is because RootlessKit's ` builtin ` port didn't support source IP propagation until v3.0. To enable
309342source IP propagation, you can:
310343
311344- Use the ` slirp4netns ` RootlessKit port driver
@@ -342,11 +375,13 @@ To change the RootlessKit networking configuration:
342375 $ systemctl --user daemon-reload
343376 $ systemctl --user restart docker
344377 ```
378+ {{< /tab >}}
379+ {{< /tabs >}}
345380
346381For more information about networking options for RootlessKit, see:
347382
348- - [ Network drivers] ( https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/blob/v2.0 .0/docs/network.md )
349- - [ Port drivers] ( https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/blob/v2.0 .0/docs/port.md )
383+ - [ Network drivers] ( https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/blob/v3.0.0-beta .0/docs/network.md )
384+ - [ Port drivers] ( https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/blob/v3.0.0-beta .0/docs/port.md )
350385
351386### Tips for debugging
352387
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