[GH-ISSUE #2636] ECONNREFUSED to artifact service on WSL2 with mirrored networking #1196

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opened 2026-03-01 21:49:36 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:49:36 +03:00

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Originally created by @matt-carr on GitHub (Jan 28, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/2636

Been trying to use act (0.2.71) to test my workflow but I can't nail the communication between the act container and the artifact service container. I've tried default settings, plus a bunch of the suggestions in https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/329

I have networkingMode=mirrored set in my .wslconfig for compatibility with Cisco AnyConnect VPN, although it doesn't change at all if I'm on the vpn vs not. I'm able to curl the artifact service while act is running, both from within a WSL terminal and within a run step

Originally created by @matt-carr on GitHub (Jan 28, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/2636 Been trying to use `act` (0.2.71) to test my workflow but I can't nail the communication between the act container and the artifact service container. I've tried default settings, plus a bunch of the suggestions in https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/329 I have `networkingMode=mirrored` set in my .wslconfig for compatibility with Cisco AnyConnect VPN, although it doesn't change at all if I'm on the vpn vs not. I'm able to `curl` the artifact service while act is running, both from within a WSL terminal and within a `run` step

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:49:37 +03:00

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@silky1313 commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2025):

Are you using the localhost? Maybe you can try using a different ip than localhost

@silky1313 commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2025): Are you using the localhost? Maybe you can try using a different ip than localhost

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:49:37 +03:00

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@matt-carr commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2025):

I've tried the provided IP, localhost, and 127.0.0.1

@matt-carr commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2025): I've tried the provided IP, localhost, and 127.0.0.1

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:49:37 +03:00

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@IsaacInsoll commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2026):

I'm having the same problem. I added networkingMode=mirrored which enables me to build Expo apps from within WSL2 and access them from the devices on the lan, but it has broken actions/upload-artifact@v4

@IsaacInsoll commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2026): I'm having the same problem. I added `networkingMode=mirrored` which enables me to build Expo apps from within WSL2 and access them from the devices on the lan, but it has broken `actions/upload-artifact@v4`

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