# Use multiple Docker containers without exposing ports

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-multiple-docker-containers-without-exposing-ports/22283
**Category:** Sysadmins
**Tags:** docker, how-to, advanced-setup
**Created:** [November 18, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-multiple-docker-containers-without-exposing-ports/22283 "2014-11-18T21:43:13Z")
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#### Post date: [June 8, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-multiple-docker-containers-without-exposing-ports/22283/11 "2016-06-08T05:13:51Z")

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Expose should be used to open a door for the internal service. So it will be there anyways.  
Docker network is good but not everyone can easily upgrade to that version. However, legacy link works great so far.

I am favor of adding support network for those running latest Docker since the absolute minimum network configuration. But if someone is using two web containers, it’s much harder to work with those..

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