switched to network mode host + changed init + compose

Dockerfile

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 # Turns off buffering for easier container logging
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y iputils-ping
+#RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y iputils-ping
 
 # Install pip requirements
 COPY requirements.txt .
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ RUN adduser -u 5678 --disabled-password --gecos "" appuser && chown -R appuser /
 USER appuser
 
 # During debugging, this entry point will be overridden. For more information, please refer to https://aka.ms/vscode-docker-python-debug
-CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:5200", "web2mqtt.webapp:app"]
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:5200", "--timeout", "60", "--workers", "2", "web2mqtt.webapp:app"]

docker-compose.yml

@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
-    ports:
-      - 5200:5200
+    network_mode: host

web2mqtt/__init__.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from flask import Flask  # Import the Flask class
 app = Flask(__name__)    # Create an instance of the class for our use
 
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
-
+print("Starting up...")
 client = mqtt.Client("Web2Mqtt")
 client.connect("192.168.178.36",1884,keepalive=60)
 client.publish("web2mqtt/status","Web2Mqtt starting up...")