innotechengineering / dhcp-docker

DHCP server in a docker container

dhcp-docker

easily spin up a docker instance of a dhcp server. usefull for connecting to a headless raspberry pi.

my system

i use network manager and my main ethernet interface on my thinkpad is named net0

steps

1. make sure you have net0 interface up with a defined static address.
   nmcli connection up net0\ STATIC\ [192.168.0.1]

2. define the dhcp.conf in the /data dir with a lease pool in the range of the defined network interface above.

3. now.. you can launch the dhcp server using the below command.
   docker run -it --rm --init --net host -v "$PWD"/data:/data networkboot/dhcpd net0

reference

search hub.docker.com for networkboot/dhcpd