fix(core): allow configuring the network for the Ryuk container by Inf1mum · Pull Request #12154 · testcontainers/testcontainers-java

Inf1mum · 2026-11-04T23:02:54Z

Motivation

In some environments (rootless Podman, VSCode devcontainers, setups where the default network is restricted), the Ryuk container cannot reach the containers it is supposed to clean up, because those containers run in custom networks while Ryuk always starts on the default network. The current workaround is to disable Ryuk entirely.

What this PR adds

A new opt-in configuration property, ryuk.container.network (following the existing ryuk.container.* convention):

Unset (default): behavior is completely unchanged — Ryuk keeps starting on the default network as before.
Set: the Ryuk container is attached to the given pre-existing network (as its network mode) instead of the default one, so Ryuk can see and clean up containers running in that network.

The approach was discussed in #8167 (comment).

A custom published port for Ryuk (also mentioned in the issue) is intentionally left out of this change to keep it minimal; it can be added separately if there is demand.

How it works

TestcontainersConfiguration#getRyukNetwork() reads ryuk.container.network (user properties, classpath properties or TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_CONTAINER_NETWORK env var).
RyukContainer applies withNetworkMode(network) before the container is created when the property is set. The connection from the test JVM to Ryuk keeps working through the already published port (getHost() + mapped port), so nothing changes there.

Testing

RyukContainerTest (new, unit-level, does not start Ryuk or require Docker): the configured network is applied before the container is started, and no network mode is set by default.
TestcontainersConfigurationTest: property is absent by default and readable from user properties and environment variables.
./gradlew :testcontainers:test --tests "org.testcontainers.utility.RyukContainerTest" --tests "org.testcontainers.utility.TestcontainersConfigurationTest" — all green; checkstyle passes.

Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- Added an option to connect Ryuk to a specified, pre-existing network.
Documentation
- Documented the new network setting and example environments where it may be useful.

…containers#8167) Signed-off-by: Inf1mum <vadim.lazuk@mail.ru>

coderabbitai · 2026-11-04T23:03:08Z

Walkthrough

Ryuk now uses the configured network mode when ryuk.container.network is set. The setting can come from user properties or the corresponding environment variable. When unset, Ryuk’s network mode remains unset.

Changes: Ryuk network configuration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Read Ryuk network setting `core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfiguration.java`, `core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfigurationTest.java`	Adds `getRyukNetwork()` and tests the default, user-property, and environment-variable values.
Apply network setting `core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RyukContainer.java`, `core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RyukContainerTest.java`, `docs/features/configuration.md`	Ryuk uses the configured network mode when present. Tests cover the configured and default cases. The configuration documentation describes the setting and gives rootless Podman and devcontainers as examples.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: eddumelendez, kiview

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 23f76

Handle or explicitly reject host networking before merging: it can fail the first container start and leave later containers without Ryuk cleanup. Correct the misleading networking guidance as well. Default networking is unchanged.

Pre-merge checks: 3 · 2

Failed checks: 2 warnings

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check		Issue `#8167` has two coding requests in its Proposal: (1) a custom network name for the Ryuk container, and (2) a custom exposed port for Ryuk, both set through a custom variable. The title and synopsi…	Either add a coding change that makes the Ryuk exposed port configurable (for example, a ryuk.container.port property read by TestcontainersConfiguration and applied in RyukContainer), with unit tests for its default and configured values. …
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: configuring the Ryuk container network.
Description check		The description explains the motivation, changed behavior, configuration options, implementation, related issue, testing, and intentionally excluded scope. It matches the repository template requireme…
Out of Scope Changes check		The PR changes four code and documentation areas, and each relates to the network objective of `#8167`. RyukContainer.java adds the network mode guard. TestcontainersConfiguration.java adds getRyukNetwo…

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The description explains the motivation, changed behavior, configuration options, implementation, related issue, testing, and intentionally excluded scope. It matches the repository template requirements.

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Explanation

The PR changes four code and documentation areas, and each relates to the network objective of #8167. RyukContainer.java adds the network mode guard. TestcontainersConfiguration.java adds getRyukNetwork(). RyukContainerTest.java and TestcontainersConfigurationTest.java cover the new behavior. docs/features/configuration.md documents ryuk.container.network. The supplied summary lists no unrelated files. The reviewed RyukContainer.java at head matches the summary. Whole-PR text diffs could not be read because changed blobs were unavailable in the checkout. The out-of-scope verdict depends on the supplied summary and the head file read.

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Explanation

Issue #8167 has two coding requests in its Proposal: (1) a custom network name for the Ryuk container, and (2) a custom exposed port for Ryuk, both set through a custom variable. The title and synopsis focus on the network.

Network request (met): The PR adds the opt-in property ryuk.container.network. TestcontainersConfiguration.getRyukNetwork() reads it from user properties, classpath properties, or TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_CONTAINER_NETWORK. At the reviewed head, RyukContainer() calls withNetworkMode(network) when the value is non-null. When unset, no network mode is set, so default behavior is unchanged. Unit tests in RyukContainerTest and TestcontainersConfigurationTest cover the default and the configured values.

Port request (not met): No Ryuk port configuration exists in the reviewed change. RyukContainer still uses withExposedPorts(8080) with no configurable port. The PR description states that the port is intentionally excluded. The PR cannot remove a requirement from the linked issue by deferring it. No evidence in the supplied material shows that maintainers narrowed the issue scope to exclude the port.

Resolution

Either add a coding change that makes the Ryuk exposed port configurable (for example, a ryuk.container.port property read by TestcontainersConfiguration and applied in RyukContainer), with unit tests for its default and configured values. Or obtain documented maintainer agreement that issue #8167 is narrowed to the network request only, and link that agreement to the issue or PR.

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Resolution

Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Actionable comments posted: 2

Nitpick comments: 2

core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfigurationTest.java: 1
225-230: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a test for the classpath source of ryuk.container.network.

getRyukNetwork() reads ryuk.container.network through getEnvVarOrProperty, which includes classpath properties. None of the three new tests sets this key in classpath properties. A change to getEnvVarOrUserProperty would still pass all three tests while dropping the documented testcontainers.properties source. The suggested test covers that path and uses the existing classpathProperties field.
Suggested test
             .as("custom network is set via an environment variable")
             .isEqualTo("custom-network");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldReadRyukNetworkFromClasspathProperties() {
+        classpathProperties.setProperty("ryuk.container.network", "custom-network");
+        assertThat(newConfig().getRyukNetwork())
+            .as("custom network is set via classpath properties")
+            .isEqualTo("custom-network");
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldTrimImageNames() {
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Review comment at
@core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfigurationTest.java
around lines 225 - 230:
Add a test alongside shouldReadRyukNetworkFromUserProperties that sets
ryuk.container.network on classpathProperties and verifies
newConfig().getRyukNetwork() returns that value, preserving coverage of the
classpath properties source.
core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RyukContainerTest.java: 1
19-26: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Poor tradeoff

Add a startup test for a configured Ryuk network.

RyukContainerTest checks only getNetworkMode(). No test in the src/test trees starts RyukContainer with a configured network. The ryukContainer.getFirstMappedPort() call in RyukResourceReaper.maybeStart() therefore runs untested on that path. A regression that stops the reaper from connecting on a custom network would not fail these tests.

Add a test that starts Ryuk on an existing configured network and checks that the reaper can read a mapped port. Asserting the stored network mode does not cover this startup path.

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This is a test-coverage gap for behavior that works today. It does not show a production defect.
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Review comment at
@core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RyukContainerTest.java around
lines 19 - 26:
Add a startup test in RyukContainerTest that configures an existing network and
exercises RyukResourceReaper.maybeStart() through the custom-network path.
Verify startup succeeds and the reaper can read RyukContainer’s mapped port;
keep the existing getNetworkMode() assertion as a separate configuration check.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at
@core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RyukContainer.java:
- Around line 15-16: Handle the configured host network mode before Ryuk reaches
the mapped-port lookup: either update RyukResourceReaper to register Ryuk
without relying on a published port, or validate it in RyukContainer and reject
it with a clear error before startup. Preserve the existing mapped-port path for
other network modes.

Review comments at @docs/features/configuration.md:
- Around line 84-85: Remove the “Useful in ...” sentence from the documentation
for ryuk.container.network, which incorrectly frames the setting as solving
Ryuk’s reachability to target containers. Keep the existing description that
Ryuk is attached to the specified pre-existing network.

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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at
@core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RyukContainerTest.java:
- Around line 19-26: Add a startup test in RyukContainerTest that configures an
existing network and exercises RyukResourceReaper.maybeStart() through the
custom-network path. Verify startup succeeds and the reaper can read
RyukContainer’s mapped port; keep the existing getNetworkMode() assertion as a
separate configuration check.

Review comments at
@core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfigurationTest.java:
- Around line 225-230: Add a test alongside
shouldReadRyukNetworkFromUserProperties that sets ryuk.container.network on
classpathProperties and verifies newConfig().getRyukNetwork() returns that
value, preserving coverage of the classpath properties source.

---

Failed pre-merge checks:
- Linked Issues check:
Either add a coding change that makes the Ryuk exposed port configurable (for
example, a ryuk.container.port property read by TestcontainersConfiguration and
applied in RyukContainer), with unit tests for its default and configured
values. Or obtain documented maintainer agreement that issue #8167 is narrowed
to the network request only, and link that agreement to the issue or PR.

- Docstring Coverage:
Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage
threshold.

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-04T23:09:04Z

+        if (network != null) {
+            withNetworkMode(network);


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Docker host network driver port publishing ignored -p flags NetworkSettings Ports docs.docker.com

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Sources consulted: - Host network driver | Docker Docs — https://docs.docker.com/engine/network/drivers/host/ - Port publishing and mapping | Docker Docs — https://docs.docker.com/engine/network/port-publishing/ - Running containers | Docker Docs — https://docs.docker.com/engine/containers/run/ - docker container run | Docker Docs — https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/container/run - Docker Networking: Connect Containers | Linuxize — https://linuxize.com/post/docker-networking/ - …and 18 more

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Handle host network mode before the Ryuk mapped-port lookup.

With ryuk.container.network=host, Docker ignores port publishing. getFirstMappedPort() then throws IllegalArgumentException. That failure stops the first non-reused container start. Later containers register without Ryuk cleanup. Handle host in RyukResourceReaper, or reject it with a clear error in RyukContainer.

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-04T23:09:04Z

+> Useful in environments such as rootless Podman or devcontainers, where ryuk otherwise cannot reach
+> containers running in custom networks.


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testcontainers moby-ryuk 0.14.0 how Ryuk removes containers Docker socket label filter

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Remove the inaccurate reachability claim from the ryuk.container.network docs.

The new paragraph says Ryuk cannot otherwise reach containers on custom networks. Ryuk cleans up containers through the mounted Docker socket, not through direct connections to target containers. The setting does not address a reachability problem that the reaper has. Remove the "Useful in ..." sentence so users do not change the network for a problem that does not exist.

📝 Suggested fix

--- "a/docs/features/configuration.md" +++ "b/docs/features/configuration.md" @@ -79,10 +79,8 @@ > **ryuk.container.privileged = true** > In some environments ryuk must be started in privileged mode to work properly (--privileged flag) > **ryuk.container.network** > If set, ryuk is attached to the given (pre-existing) network instead of the default one. -> Useful in environments such as rootless Podman or devcontainers, where ryuk otherwise cannot reach -> containers running in custom networks. ### Disabling Ryuk Ryuk must be started as a privileged container.

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> Useful in environments such as rootless Podman or devcontainers, where ryuk otherwise cannot reach

> containers running in custom networks.

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