How nf_conntrack Overflow Causes Intermittent UDP Tracker Downtime with Docker
Published 27/04/2026
A subtle Linux kernel resource exhaustion silently drops UDP packets when running a BitTorrent tracker behind Docker bridge networking. No application error, no socket counter — just intermittent timeouts and a self-recovery cycle. Here is how to diagnose it, fix it, and make sure the fix survives a reboot.