docs(docker): make host network mode the default (#10416)

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@@ -23,52 +23,7 @@ example `UMASK=002`.
**Docker cli**
```
$ docker pull syncthing/syncthing
$ docker run -p 8384:8384 -p 22000:22000/tcp -p 22000:22000/udp -p 21027:21027/udp \
-v /wherever/st-sync:/var/syncthing \
--hostname=my-syncthing \
syncthing/syncthing:latest
```
**Docker compose**
```yml
---
version: "3"
services:
syncthing:
image: syncthing/syncthing
container_name: syncthing
hostname: my-syncthing
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
volumes:
- /wherever/st-sync:/var/syncthing
ports:
- 8384:8384 # Web UI
- 22000:22000/tcp # TCP file transfers
- 22000:22000/udp # QUIC file transfers
- 21027:21027/udp # Receive local discovery broadcasts
restart: unless-stopped
healthcheck:
test: curl -fkLsS -m 2 127.0.0.1:8384/rest/noauth/health | grep -o --color=never OK || exit 1
interval: 1m
timeout: 10s
retries: 3
```
## Discovery
Note that Docker's default network mode prevents local IP addresses from
being discovered, as Syncthing is only able to see the internal IP of the
container on the `172.17.0.0/16` subnet. This will result in poor transfer rates
if local device addresses are not manually configured.
It is therefore advisable to use the [host network mode](https://docs.docker.com/network/host/) instead:
**Docker cli**
```
$ docker pull syncthing/syncthing
$ docker run --network=host \
$ docker run --network=host -e STGUIADDRESS= \
-v /wherever/st-sync:/var/syncthing \
syncthing/syncthing:latest
```
@@ -85,6 +40,7 @@ services:
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- STGUIADDRESS=
volumes:
- /wherever/st-sync:/var/syncthing
network_mode: host
@@ -96,27 +52,27 @@ services:
retries: 3
```
## Discovery
Please note that Docker's default network mode prevents local IP addresses
from being discovered, as Syncthing can only see the internal IP address of
the container on the `172.17.0.0/16` subnet. This would likely break the ability
for nodes to establish LAN connections properly, resulting in poor transfer
rates unless local device addresses are configured manually.
It is therefore strongly recommended to stick to the [host network mode](https://docs.docker.com/network/host/),
as shown above.
Be aware that syncthing alone is now in control of what interfaces and ports it
listens on. You can edit the syncthing configuration to change the defaults if
there are conflicts.
## GUI Security
By default Syncthing inside the Docker image listens on 0.0.0.0:8384 to
allow GUI connections via the Docker proxy. This is set by the
`STGUIADDRESS` environment variable in the Dockerfile, as it differs from
what Syncthing would otherwise use by default. This means you should set up
authentication in the GUI, like for any other externally reachable Syncthing
instance. If you do not require the GUI, or you use host networking, you can
unset the `STGUIADDRESS` variable to have Syncthing fall back to listening
on 127.0.0.1:
```
$ docker pull syncthing/syncthing
$ docker run -e STGUIADDRESS= \
-v /wherever/st-sync:/var/syncthing \
syncthing/syncthing:latest
```
With the environment variable unset Syncthing will follow what is set in the
configuration file / GUI settings dialog.
By default Syncthing inside the Docker image listens on `0.0.0.0:8384`. This
allows GUI connections when running without host network mode. The example
above unsets the `STGUIADDRESS` environment variable to have Syncthing fall
back to listening on what has been configured in the configuration file or the
GUI settings dialog. By default this is the localhost IP address `127.0.0.1`.
If you configure your GUI to be externally reachable, make sure you set up
authentication and enable TLS.