github.com/containers/podman/v2@v2.2.2-0.20210501105131-c1e07d070c4c/docs/source/markdown/podman-network-connect.1.md (about) 1 % podman-network-connect(1) 2 3 ## NAME 4 podman\-network\-connect - Connect a container to a network 5 6 ## SYNOPSIS 7 **podman network connect** [*options*] network container 8 9 ## DESCRIPTION 10 Connects a container to a network. A container can be connected to a network by name or by ID. 11 Once connected, the container can communicate with other containers in the same network. 12 13 This command is not available for rootless users. 14 15 ## OPTIONS 16 #### **--alias** 17 Add network-scoped alias for the container. If the network is using the `dnsname` CNI plugin, these aliases 18 can be used for name resolution on the given network. Multiple *--alias* options may be specificed as input. 19 20 ## EXAMPLE 21 22 Connect a container named *web* to a network named *test* 23 ``` 24 podman network connect test web 25 ``` 26 27 Connect a container name *web* to a network named *test* with two aliases: web1 and web2 28 ``` 29 podman network connect --alias web1 --alias web2 test web 30 ``` 31 32 ## SEE ALSO 33 podman(1), podman-network(1), podman-network-disconnect(1), podman-network-inspect(1) 34 35 ## HISTORY 36 November 2020, Originally compiled by Brent Baude <bbaude@redhat.com>