fix: Resolve host.docker.internal hostname resolution issue

- Change cache host from 'host.docker.internal' to empty string
- Allow act_runner to auto-detect the correct host IP address
- Update all runner configs: docker, heavy, light, security
- Improve troubleshooting scripts with host IP detection:
  - Linux/macOS: Use ip route, hostname -I, or ifconfig
  - Windows: Use Get-NetIPAddress PowerShell cmdlets
- Update documentation to reflect auto-detection approach

This resolves the 'getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND host.docker.internal' error
by using a more compatible approach that works across different
Docker setups and operating systems.

docs/CACHE_TROUBLESHOOTING.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ This ensures that cache failures don't cause the entire pipeline to fail.
 ### 2. Runner Configuration Fixes
 
 Updated all existing runner configuration files with:
-- **Fixed Host**: `host.docker.internal` (allows containers to access host)
+- **Auto-detect Host**: Empty host field (allows act_runner to auto-detect the correct IP)
 - **Fixed Port**: `44029` (instead of random port 0)
 - **Host Network**: Uses host networking for better connectivity
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Update your runner configuration with these key changes:
 ```yaml
 cache:
   enabled: true
-  host: "host.docker.internal"  # Fixed host
+  host: ""                      # Auto-detect host IP
   port: 44029                   # Fixed port
 
 container:

runners/config_docker.yaml

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ cache:
   # If it's empty, the cache data will be stored in $HOME/.cache/actcache.
   dir: ""
   # The host of the cache server.
-  # Use host.docker.internal to allow containers to access the host
+  # Leave empty to auto-detect the host IP address
-  # This fixes the common networking issue where containers can't reach the cache server
+  # This is more compatible across different Docker setups
-  host: "host.docker.internal"
+  host: ""
   # Use a fixed port instead of random to avoid connection issues
   port: 44029
   # The external cache server URL. Valid only when enable is true.

runners/config_heavy.yaml

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ cache:
   # If it's empty, the cache data will be stored in $HOME/.cache/actcache.
   dir: ""
   # The host of the cache server.
-  # Use host.docker.internal to allow containers to access the host
+  # Leave empty to auto-detect the host IP address
-  # This fixes the common networking issue where containers can't reach the cache server
+  # This is more compatible across different Docker setups
-  host: "host.docker.internal"
+  host: ""
   # Use a fixed port instead of random to avoid connection issues
   port: 44029
   # The external cache server URL. Valid only when enable is true.

runners/config_light.yaml

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ cache:
   # If it's empty, the cache data will be stored in $HOME/.cache/actcache.
   dir: ""
   # The host of the cache server.
-  # Use host.docker.internal to allow containers to access the host
+  # Leave empty to auto-detect the host IP address
-  # This fixes the common networking issue where containers can't reach the cache server
+  # This is more compatible across different Docker setups
-  host: "host.docker.internal"
+  host: ""
   # Use a fixed port instead of random to avoid connection issues
   port: 44029
   # The external cache server URL. Valid only when enable is true.

runners/config_security.yaml

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ cache:
   # If it's empty, the cache data will be stored in $HOME/.cache/actcache.
   dir: ""
   # The host of the cache server.
-  # Use host.docker.internal to allow containers to access the host
+  # Leave empty to auto-detect the host IP address
-  # This fixes the common networking issue where containers can't reach the cache server
+  # This is more compatible across different Docker setups
-  host: "host.docker.internal"
+  host: ""
   # Use a fixed port instead of random to avoid connection issues
   port: 44029
   # The external cache server URL. Valid only when enable is true.

runners/fix-cache-issues.ps1

@@ -68,6 +68,35 @@ function Test-NetworkConnectivity {
     }
 }
 
+# Function to detect the correct host IP
+function Get-HostIP {
+    Write-Host "🔍 Detecting host IP address..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    
+    try {
+        # Try to get the IP address of the default gateway interface
+        $networkAdapters = Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object { $_.Status -eq "Up" -and $_.Name -notlike "*Loopback*" }
+        if ($networkAdapters) {
+            $ipConfig = Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Where-Object { 
+                $_.InterfaceAlias -in $networkAdapters.Name -and $_.IPAddress -ne "127.0.0.1" 
+            } | Select-Object -First 1
+            
+            if ($ipConfig) {
+                $hostIP = $ipConfig.IPAddress
+                Write-Host "✅ Detected host IP: $hostIP" -ForegroundColor Green
+                return $hostIP
+            }
+        }
+        
+        # Fallback to localhost
+        Write-Host "⚠️  Could not detect host IP, using localhost" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        return "127.0.0.1"
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host "⚠️  Error detecting host IP: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        Write-Host "   Using localhost as fallback" -ForegroundColor Gray
+        return "127.0.0.1"
+    }
+}
+
 # Function to fix common cache issues
 function Fix-CacheIssues {
     Write-Host "🔧 Applying cache fixes..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
@@ -76,12 +105,15 @@ function Fix-CacheIssues {
     $cacheDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\.cache\actcache"
     New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $cacheDir -Force | Out-Null
     
+    # Detect host IP
+    $hostIP = Get-HostIP
+    
     # Set proper environment variables
-    $env:ACTIONS_CACHE_URL = "http://host.docker.internal:44029/"
+    $env:ACTIONS_CACHE_URL = "http://${hostIP}:44029/"
-    $env:ACTIONS_RUNTIME_URL = "http://host.docker.internal:44029/"
+    $env:ACTIONS_RUNTIME_URL = "http://${hostIP}:44029/"
     
     Write-Host "✅ Cache directory created and configured" -ForegroundColor Green
-    Write-Host "✅ Environment variables set" -ForegroundColor Green
+    Write-Host "✅ Environment variables set with host IP: $hostIP" -ForegroundColor Green
 }
 
 # Function to restart cache service

runners/fix-cache-issues.sh

@@ -62,6 +62,35 @@ test_network() {
     fi
 }
 
+# Function to detect the correct host IP
+detect_host_ip() {
+    echo "🔍 Detecting host IP address..."
+    
+    # Try different methods to get the host IP
+    if command -v ip > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Linux with ip command
+        HOST_IP=$(ip route get 1.1.1.1 | awk '{print $7; exit}' 2>/dev/null)
+    elif command -v hostname > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Try hostname -I (Linux)
+        HOST_IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}' 2>/dev/null)
+    elif command -v ifconfig > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Try ifconfig (macOS/BSD)
+        HOST_IP=$(ifconfig | grep -Eo 'inet (addr:)?([0-9]*\.){3}[0-9]*' | grep -Eo '([0-9]*\.){3}[0-9]*' | grep -v '127.0.0.1' | head -1)
+    else
+        # Fallback to localhost
+        HOST_IP="127.0.0.1"
+    fi
+    
+    if [ -z "$HOST_IP" ] || [ "$HOST_IP" = "127.0.0.1" ]; then
+        echo "⚠️  Could not detect host IP, using localhost"
+        HOST_IP="127.0.0.1"
+    else
+        echo "✅ Detected host IP: $HOST_IP"
+    fi
+    
+    echo "$HOST_IP"
+}
+
 # Function to fix common cache issues
 fix_cache_issues() {
     echo "🔧 Applying cache fixes..."
@@ -71,12 +100,15 @@ fix_cache_issues() {
     mkdir -p "$CACHE_DIR"
     chmod 755 "$CACHE_DIR"
     
+    # Detect host IP
+    HOST_IP=$(detect_host_ip)
+    
     # Set proper environment variables
-    export ACTIONS_CACHE_URL="http://host.docker.internal:44029/"
+    export ACTIONS_CACHE_URL="http://${HOST_IP}:44029/"
-    export ACTIONS_RUNTIME_URL="http://host.docker.internal:44029/"
+    export ACTIONS_RUNTIME_URL="http://${HOST_IP}:44029/"
     
     echo "✅ Cache directory created and configured"
-    echo "✅ Environment variables set"
+    echo "✅ Environment variables set with host IP: $HOST_IP"
 }
 
 # Function to restart cache service