# Docker Security Cheat Sheet — Safe: binds only to localhost

> docker run -p 127.0.0.1:8000:8000 myimage Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```text In a Docker Compose file: ``` services: web: image: myimage ports: "127.0.0.1:8000:8000" # safe — localhost only Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): `

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docker run -p 127.0.0.1:8000:8000 myimage

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
In a Docker Compose file:
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services: web: image: myimage ports: "127.0.0.1:8000:8000" # safe — localhost only

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
**Option 2 — Use `ufw-docker` (or equivalent) to enforce firewall rules over Docker networks:**

For UFW specifically, the [ufw-docker](https://github.com/chaifeng/ufw-docker) project provides a script and supplemental `iptables` rules that patch Docker's networking to respect UFW policies, allowing you to use standard UFW commands to control traffic to containers:
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