# Possible to access container from internet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Build Environment\ **Created:** [January 14, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/possible-to-access-container-from-internet/1526 "2016-01-14T02:34:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andyburke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/andyburke/32/1051_2.png) [@andyburke](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/andyburke)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/possible-to-access-container-from-internet/1526/1 "2016-01-14T02:34:13Z")
Hi, I’m trying to add some testing which needs to expose services running inside the build container to the internet. Specifically, I am using Amazon SNS’s HTTPS notifications such that the service I am testing in my build should be able to receive those notifications. Is there any way to make this happen? I looked at trying to figure out the external IP, but that looks like it’s perhaps the host machine’s IP. Is there any way to, for instance, in the circle.yml request a port forward on the external IP to a port on my build container? Perhaps another step would be for me to use something like Finch to build a tunnel, but that is adding yet more complexity to my build/test process. Andy ---
**Author:** ![edwardotis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/edwardotis/32/1602_2.png) [@edwardotis](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/edwardotis)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/possible-to-access-container-from-internet/1526/2 "2016-03-07T14:55:35Z")
+1 I need a web server in a circleci test to receive messages from pusherapp. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 11:37am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/possible-to-access-container-from-internet/1526/3 "2018-06-18T11:37:55Z")