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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: docker compose / user-defined networks with --runtime=runsc\nSteps:\n1. Prefer IPs or --link on the default bridge.\n2. Or configure runsc with --network=host for that workload (reduced isolation).\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"ff4059e5-48f0-4e53-8aab-54874a48c11a","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Use the default bridge with --link, use IPs, use runsc --network=host (less secure), or run under Kubernetes where name lookup works.\n\nOption: Use the default bridge with --link, use IPs, use runsc --network=host (less secure), or run under Kubernetes where name lookup works. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: docker compose / user-defined networks with --runtime=runsc\nSteps:\n1. Prefer IPs or --link on the default bridge.\n2. 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