# Set custom docker network in container/app.yml

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-custom-docker-network-in-container-app-yml/200701
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [August 17, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-custom-docker-network-in-container-app-yml/200701 "2021-08-17T10:55:54Z")
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### Author: ![allaeddine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/allaeddine/32/244611_2.png) [@allaeddine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/allaeddine)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-custom-docker-network-in-container-app-yml/200701/3 "2021-12-27T03:54:05Z")

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> [@Starting Discourse on a Specific Docker Network](https://meta.discourse.org/t/starting-discourse-on-a-specific-docker-network/49401):
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> I can run docker network connect squadwars web\_only and then docker network inspect squadwars and see it connected to my squadwars network. But if I do: ./launcher start web\_only --docker-args="–network squadwars" it doesn’t seem to connect itself to that network! (And yes I destroyed the container first). I don’t see my options being passed to the docker run command.

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