$ sudo brctl addbr docker-bridge $ sudo ip addr add 192.168.5.1/24 dev docker-bridge $ sudo ip link set dev docker-bridge up
# Confirming that our bridge is up and running
$ ip addr show docker-bridge 4: docker-bridge: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state UP group default link/ether 66:38:d0:0d:76:18 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.5.1/24 scope global docker-bridge valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
# Tell Docker about it and restart (on Ubuntu)
$ echo'DOCKER_OPTS="-b=docker-bridge"' >> /etc/default/docker $ sudo service docker start
# Confirming new outgoing NAT masquerade is set up