From 08c1382871e296b08f0cfe6ed6839c27c52550ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dean Chen <862469039@qq.com> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:52:43 +0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: stop calling the nginx-net walkthrough the default overlay That section already creates a user-defined overlay. Rename the heading and say services go on nginx-net, not ingress. Fixes #19223 Signed-off-by: Dean Chen <862469039@qq.com> --- content/manuals/engine/network/drivers/overlay.md | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/manuals/engine/network/drivers/overlay.md b/content/manuals/engine/network/drivers/overlay.md index e4aafb9f0a11..8fde398adc33 100644 --- a/content/manuals/engine/network/drivers/overlay.md +++ b/content/manuals/engine/network/drivers/overlay.md @@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ All examples require at least a single-node swarm. Initialize one by running `docker swarm init` on the host. You can run these examples on multi-node swarms as well. -### Use the default overlay network +### Walk through overlay networking on a multi-node swarm -This example shows how the default overlay network works with swarm services. -You'll create an `nginx` service and examine the network from the service -containers' perspective. +This example walks through overlay networking with swarm services on multiple +hosts. The service is attached to a user-defined overlay (`nginx-net`), not +the default `ingress` network. #### Prerequisites for multi-node setup @@ -218,8 +218,9 @@ on a cloud provider with Docker installed. The `docker_gwbridge` connects the `ingress` network to the Docker host's network interface. If you create services without specifying a network, they -connect to `ingress`. It's recommended to use separate overlay networks for each -application or group of related applications. +connect to `ingress`. Use a separate user-defined overlay for each application +or group of related applications — that's what the rest of this walkthrough +does, with `nginx-net`. Do not attach application services to `ingress`. #### Create the services