# The Default Bridge Network — Docker

Source: https://www.geekswithgeeks.com/en/docker/docker-default-bridge

> Every container gets a private IP on a virtual network Docker creates automatically.

## bridge at a glance

Unless told otherwise, containers join the default **bridge** network, each getting its own private IP. It works, but containers on it can't reach each other **by name** — only user-defined networks give you that.