Can't log from (fluentd) logdriver using service name in compose

Question

I have the following setup in docker:

• Application (httpd)
• Fluentd
• ElasticSearch
• Kibana

The configuration of the logdr

Answer 1

This is not possible currently. The docker deamon which handles the log drivers is a process running on the host machine. It is not a service in your network and is therefore unable to resolve servicenames to IP's. See this github issue for more detailed explanations.

You will have to publish a port for this to work.