# \--alias on docker\_network

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/alias-on-docker-network/32820>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 30, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/alias-on-docker-network/32820 "2020-04-30T06:35:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Javi\_Legido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Javi\_Legido](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Javi_Legido)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/alias-on-docker-network/32820/1 "2020-04-30T06:35:32Z")

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Good morning.

Is ‘[–alias](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/network_connect/#create-a-network-alias-for-a-container)’ docker network parameter supported by [docker\_network](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/docker_network_module.html#parameters) ansible module?

Use case: I would like to “ansibilize” below native docker command:

`  
docker network connect --alias [erp.example.com](http://erp.example.com) --alias [drive.example.com](http://drive.example.com) network-nginx-proxy nginx-proxy

`

I was not able to find the option.

Many thanks.

Javier

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**Author:** ![felixfontein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/felixfontein/32/7530_2.png) [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/alias-on-docker-network/32820/2 "2020-04-30T06:39:34Z")

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Hi

> Is '--alias  
> \<[https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/network\_connect/#create-a-network-alias-for-a-container&gt;&#39](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/network_connect/#create-a-network-alias-for-a-container&gt;&#39);  
> docker network parameter supported by docker\_network  
> \<[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/docker\_network\_module.html#parameters&gt](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/docker_network_module.html#parameters&gt);  
> ansible module?
> 
> Use case: I would like to "ansibilize" below native docker command:
> 
> docker network connect --alias erp.example.com --alias  
> drive.example.com network-nginx-proxy nginx-proxy

The docker\_network module manages docker networks, it only provides  
basic functionality to connect containers to the network (see  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/docker\_network\_module.html#parameter-connected](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/docker_network_module.html#parameter-connected)).

To connect containers to networks, use the docker\_container module  
([https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/docker\_container\_module.html#parameter-networks](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/docker_container_module.html#parameter-networks)).  
(Just make sure that you don't accidentally recreate or restart your  
container! You can use the `comparisons` option to prevent that.)

Cheers,  
Felix

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**Author:** ![Javi\_Legido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Javi\_Legido](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Javi_Legido)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/alias-on-docker-network/32820/3 "2020-04-30T07:26:27Z")

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Many thanks Felix