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devcontainer cli ignores docker context #5420
Description
Issue Type: Bug
devcontainer open does not honor the docker context on the commandline. While, use code . and then open in container it does.
Extension version: 0.191.0
VS Code version: Code 1.59.0 (379476f0e13988d90fab105c5c19e7abc8b1dea8, 2021-08-04T23:14:40.191Z)
OS version: Darwin x64 20.6.0
Restricted Mode: No
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8210Y CPU @ 1.60GHz (4 x 1600) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled metal: disabled_off multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on oop_rasterization: enabled opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled skia_renderer: disabled_off_ok video_decode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled |
| Load (avg) | 50, 32, 18 |
| Memory (System) | 16.00GB (1.48GB free) |
| Process Argv | . |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Reacted by Matt Gucci, Thibault Dolley, bhack, vlad-rw, Maksim Ryzhikov, Josh Buker, Anthony Lau, Pedro Ten and Jan Holcak
Activity
stuartleeks commentedon Aug 16, 2021
Hi Navneet Karnaani (@navneetkarnani). I have a quick question to ensure I understand your scenario correctly: when setting the docker context, how are you doing that? Via
DOCKER_CONTEXTenvironment variable, or thedocker context useCLI command? Thanks!navneetkarnani commentedon Aug 16, 2021
Using 'docker context' which makes it a persistent setting.
stuartleeks commentedon Aug 16, 2021
Thanks 👍
Manouchehri commentedon Aug 27, 2021
This is a bit off-topic, but how do you handle bind mounts with a remote docker context in VS Code Remote?
jflam commentedon Oct 26, 2021
I think I have the same problem. I set the docker context via the
docker.hostproperty in a custom.vscode/settings.jsonfile in the repo (I want the container to launch using Docker on a remote machine). When I open the directory usingcode .everything works fine once I reopen in the container. However, if I try to open it usingdevcontainer open, it tries to build the image locally, ignoring.vscode/settings.json.A few questions:
docker.hostthe correct way to do this - it seems to work?bhack commentedon May 19, 2022
This issue is still reproducible in code-insider. Any update?
raylu commentedon May 14, 2024
this is pretty painful for switching contexts right now. if you have docker desktop for macOS installed ("desktop-linux") and you try to migrate to orbstack, even setting
docker context use ...results in all your docker commands operating on the orbstack context but devcontainers continuing to try to use desktop-linuxanthonylau commentedon Dec 11, 2025
still an issue with devcontainer cli version
0.80.1code .->reopen in containerworks but notdevcontainer openit use default docker context
unix:///var/run/docker.sockwhile it doesn't existsnsbk commentedon Feb 25, 2026
This issue is still happening in version
0.80.2