How to get a Docker container's IP address from the host

Question

Is there a command I can run to get the container\'s IP address right from the host after a new container is created?

Basically, once Docker creates the container, I

Answer 1

Execute:

docker ps -a

This will display active docker images:

CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS                       PORTS               NAMES
3b733ae18c1c        parzee/database     "/usr/lib/postgresql/"   6 minutes ago       Up 6 minutes                 5432/tcp            serene_babbage

Use the CONTAINER ID value:

docker inspect  | grep -w "IPAddress" | awk '{ print $2 }' | head -n 1 | cut -d "," -f1

"172.17.0.2"