Please: Check that MySQL is running on address localhost. Check that MySQL is reachable on port 3306 (note: 3306 is the default, but this can be changed). Check the user root has rights to connect to ...

Azure Database for MySQL: Use MySQL Workbench to connect and query data This quickstart demonstrates how to connect to an Azure Database for MySQL using the MySQL Workbench application.

Installed MySQL Workbench for Windows 64bit. Inside MySQL Workbench, I tried to connect to mysql container using IP address 172.17.0.2 and port 3306, it failed.

The MySQL Workbench GUI is cross-platform, open source, and incredibly easy to use.