missing instructions for running the docker image at macOS

[R0dri]

I was stuck trying to get this to work with docker on my MBP. I kind of made it work by removing the --net=host option since it won't work with macOS:

The host networking driver only works on Linux hosts, and is not supported on Docker Desktop for Mac, Docker Desktop for Windows, or Docker EE for Windows Server.

form 'Prerequisites' at: https://docs.docker.com/network/network-tutorial-host/

I managed to access node-red server by adding -p 1880:1880 option to map out node-red port. But I obviously can't see the sample switch accessory at the My Home app. I tried to map port 1881 as well and set the bridge node with that defined port with no luck.

Any suggestions? (of course Avahi is broken to, could solving that do the trick?)

Tanks,

[Shaquu]

@RaymondMouthaan would you help?

[RaymondMouthaan]

Hi,

the '-p1880:1880' option only binds the internal Node-RED port with the external port, however this is not sufficient to use homekit. Unfortunately there is no solution other then '--net=host' - however this option doesn't work for Docker Desktop Windows and Mac, many discussions regarding this topic can be found on the internet. As far as I know there is no solution.

I recommend a Raspberry PI (or any other Linux based solution, like a Synology with Docker support) and run Docker there with node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged.

[R0dri]

thanks for the reply. Can you asure that there is no other solution than the '--net=host' option? I think that avahi can be the main issue here but really can't tell. I tried to configure the bridge at the HomeKit node and set to port 1881 as well as exposing it with no luck.

Do you see any future to this? or wait until possibly docker adds support for macOS and windows as you said.

[RaymondMouthaan]

No I don't think it will ever solved ...

Some few links where you can find lots of discussion for quite some year about this topic:

• net=host mode bug under mac, container with default bridge mode can not access host opening port  docker/for-mac#68
• https://www.reddit.com/r/homebridge/comments/f7gbme/homebridge_docker_container_host_network_query/

So I don't think a solution to your issue will come soon ...

[crxporter]

Closing for now. If this still needs to be discussed please open a new issue on our docker repo

[Shaquu]

It sounds bad but NRCHKB (actually hap-nodejs) is intended to be used as a live service meaning on some kind of server machine.
It makes it work best on Linux flavoured systems. I am pretty sure most users are using Raspberry PI for that.
It is why Windows might not work good, and Mac OS will not work in Docker (yet?).