% podman-network-connect(1) ## NAME podman\-network\-connect - Connect a container to a network ## SYNOPSIS **podman network connect** [*options*] network container ## DESCRIPTION Connects a container to a network. A container can be connected to a network by name or by ID. Once connected, the container can communicate with other containers in the same network. ## OPTIONS #### **--alias**=*name* Add network-scoped alias for the container. If the network has DNS enabled (`podman network inspect -f {{.DNSEnabled}} `), these aliases can be used for name resolution on the given network. Multiple *--alias* options may be specified as input. NOTE: When using CNI a container will only have access to aliases on the first network that it joins. This limitation does not exist with netavark/aardvark-dns. #### **--ip**=*address* Set a static ipv4 address for this container on this network. #### **--ip6**=*address* Set a static ipv6 address for this container on this network. #### **--mac-address**=*address* Set a static mac address for this container on this network. ## EXAMPLE Connect a container named *web* to a network named *test* ``` podman network connect test web ``` Connect a container name *web* to a network named *test* with two aliases: web1 and web2 ``` podman network connect --alias web1 --alias web2 test web ``` Connect a container name *web* to a network named *test* with a static ip. ``` podman network connect --ip 10.89.1.13 test web ``` ## SEE ALSO **[podman(1)](podman.1.md)**, **[podman-network(1)](podman-network.1.md)**, **[podman-network-inspect(1)](podman-network-inspect.1.md)**, **[podman-network-disconnect(1)](podman-network-disconnect.1.md)** ## HISTORY November 2020, Originally compiled by Brent Baude