How to find “Docker Host URI” to be used in Jenkins “Docker Plugin”?

Question

Is there any command which we can run and find out the \"Docker Host URI\"? I found some of related questions but didn\'t get it exactly.

Answer 1

Jenkins Docker Plugin Configuration when running jenkins as container

1) First Install Docker Plugin

2) Go to Manage Jenkins -> System Configuration -> Scroll down to botton -> Add Cloud -> Docker

3) If you are running jenkins as container, in the docker host uri field you have to enter unix or tcp address of the docker host. But since you are running jenkins as container, the container cant reach docker host unix port

4) So we have to run another container that can mediate between docker host and jenkins container. It will publich docker host's unix port as its tcp port. Follow the instructions to create socat container https://hub.docker.com/r/alpine/socat/

5)After the creating socat container, you can go back the docker configuration in jenkins and enter tcp://socat-container-ip:2375

6) Test Connection should succeed now

Answer 2

If your docker running at the same host were you use Jenkins inside a container than you can use unix:///var/run/docker.sock as the “Docker Host URI”, but you must check & obtain the permissions for jenkins user by using:

sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
sudo chmod a+rwx /var/run/docker.sock
sudo chmod a+rwx /var/run/docker.pid

Answer 3

Yes this is the docker host uri

tcp://127.0.0.1:2375

But before that you need to add this DOCKER_OPTS="-H tcp://127.0.0.1:2375 -H unix:///var/run/docker.sock"

In /etc/default/docker at the end of file, then restart the docker.onec restarted docker.sock will run in 2375 and add this tcp://127.0.0.1:2375 in Jenkins

Answer 4

The other option would be to enter Docker Host URI "unix: ///var/run/docker.sock", it worked for me, I hope that it is also.