Change default route in docker container
<p>I have a docker container that is connected to two networks, the default bridge and a custom bridge. Via the default, it is linked to another container only in the default network and via the custom bridge, it gets an IP address in local network.</p>

<pre><code>LAN -- [homenet] -- container1 -- [bridge] -- container2

sudo docker network inspect homenet
[{  "Name": "homenet",
    "Scope": "local",
    "Driver": "bridge",
    "EnableIPv6": false,
    "IPAM": {
        "Driver": "default",
        "Options": {},
        "Config": [{ "Subnet": "192.168.130.0/24",
                     "Gateway": "192.168.130.8",
                     "AuxiliaryAddresses": { "DefaultGatewayIPv4": "192.168.130.3" }}]
    },
    "Internal": false,
    "Containers": {
        "$cid1": { "Name": "container",
                   "EndpointID": "$eid1_1",
                   "MacAddress": "$mac1_1",
                   "IPv4Address": "192.168.130.38/24", }
    },
    "Options": { "com.docker.network.bridge.name": "br-homenet" },
    "Labels": {}}]
</code></pre>

<p>and bridge:</p>

<pre><code>sudo docker network inspect bridge

[{
    "Name": "bridge",
    "Scope": "local",
    "Driver": "bridge",
    "EnableIPv6": false,
    "IPAM": {
        "Driver": "default",
        "Options": null,
        "Config": [{ "Subnet": "172.17.0.0/16" }]
    },
    "Internal": false,
    "Containers": { 
      "$cid2": {
            "Name": "container2",
            "EndpointID": "$eid2",
            "MacAddress": "$mac2",
            "IPv4Address": "172.17.0.2/16",
            "IPv6Address": "" }, 
      "$cid1": {
            "Name": "container1",
            "EndpointID": "$eid1_2",
            "MacAddress": "$mac1_2",
            "IPv4Address": "172.17.0.3/16",
            "IPv6Address": "" }
    },
    "Options": {
        "com.docker.network.bridge.default_bridge": "true",
        "com.docker.network.bridge.enable_icc": "true",
        "com.docker.network.bridge.enable_ip_masquerade": "true",
        "com.docker.network.bridge.host_binding_ipv4": "0.0.0.0",
        "com.docker.network.bridge.name": "docker0",
        "com.docker.network.driver.mtu": "1500"
    },
    "Labels": {}
}]
</code></pre>

<p>This works pretty well from the internal network, however, I have a routing problem:</p>

<pre><code>sudo  docker exec -it container1 route -n

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
0.0.0.0         172.17.0.1      0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0
172.17.0.0      0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 eth0
192.168.130.0   0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth1
</code></pre>

<p>How can I change the default route to 192.169.130.3 such that it persists a restart?</p>

<p>I can change it while container1 is running with</p>

<pre><code> pid=$(sudo docker inspect -f '{{.State.Pid}}' container1)
 sudo mkdir -p /var/run/netns
 sudo ln -s /proc/$pid/ns/net /var/run/netns/$pid
 sudo ip netns exec $pid ip route del default 
 sudo ip netns exec $pid ip route add default via 192.168.130.3
</code></pre>

<p>but that is gone after a restart. How can I change that?</p>

<p><strong>Update:</strong> Apparently, <a href="https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21741">the lexicographical order of the networks</a> could also be part of the issue. I will test it when I get a chance.</p>