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description: Docker networking
keywords: network, networking, bridge, docker,  documentation
title: Default bridge network
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With the introduction of the Docker networks feature, you can create your own
user-defined networks. The Docker default bridge is created when you install
Docker Engine. It is a `bridge` network and is also named `bridge`. The topics
in this section are related to interacting with that default bridge network.

- [Understand container communication](container-communication.md)
- [Legacy container links](dockerlinks.md)
- [Binding container ports to the host](binding.md)
- [Build your own bridge](build-bridges.md)
- [Configure container DNS](configure-dns.md)
- [Customize the docker0 bridge](custom-docker0.md)
- [IPv6 with Docker](ipv6.md)