Enable hostname usage for my docker containers

[Evidenz]

I am currently fighting with the situation that I have multiple docker containers which I would like to open with simple hostnames.

 

The current setup is:

• I have a local domain, for simplicity purpose I will call it LOCALDOMAIN
• Unraid is reachable via unraid.LOCALDOMAIN from my internal network
• pfSense is running on dedicated hardware, DHCP & DNS services are used
• Docker container is started with the extra parameter --hostname dockername.unraid.LOCALDOMAIN
• Container webGUI is reachable via TCP port 80
• Container is set to have a fixed IP address on my local network
• pfSense is configured to link the docker FQDN to the container's fixed IP address

 

When I lookup the FQDN I also get back the correct IP address. However, when I try to access the FQDN I am simply redirected to my unraid webGUI (sure it also runs on TCP port 80). As long as I directly open the IP address everything is fine.

 

I would like to get the solution working that rather opening my unraid FQDN + specific ports, I will be able to open my Docker containers via dedicated FQDNs. 

 

I am pretty sure that I am overseeing some basic routing/network fact that actually prevents what I want but as said, I am for sure just blind to it.

[Nepherim]

Old topic I realize, but did you ever get this working?