pyveth - veth driver for Docker Engine written in Python
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pyveth - Docker Plugin for veth networks

Simple network plugin for Docker Engine that can replace macvlan
in container-as-VM scenarios, allowing host-to-container communication
(see https://github.com/docker/for-linux/issues/931 for bug details).

It should be a drop-in replacement for macvlan module.

Installation

Plugin is packaged as Docker Engine-managed plugin.

To install it simply run:

docker plugin install jacekkow/pyveth

Usage

After installation you can use driver in newly-created networks:

docker network create --driver jacekkow/pyveth:latest new-network

By default it will simply create a pair of veth interfaces for each container.
One will be pushed inside the container and another will remain on host
(without any IP assigned).

Plugin accepts optional parent parameter, which is be a name of bridge
interface that the second interface should be added to:

docker network create --driver jacekkow/pyveth:latest --opt parent=br0 new-network

Manual packaging

In order to test this module in development environment, you can build it
by following Docker Engine documentation.

You can also use package.sh helper script which will perform
all the steps (including installation) automatically.