How to find the remote API

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Problem

I am following this guide to set up a django development environment (https://realpython.com/blog/python/development-and-deployment-of-cookiecutter-django-via-docker) I didn’t use the docker-machine method as I am using the native docker for windows 10.
Now, I need to connect the PyCharm IDE with the docker as instructed here. But the problem is that PyCharm is asking for a remote API URL but I have no idea what it is and where to look for it. In linux, it is unix:///var/run/docker.sock but in Windows, no idea. I spent two days searching for this and trying to solve it, but no luck as of now.
Now, after a tiresome and unfruitful search, I turn to you for a solution.

I am using the latest docker for windows native version, running the latest windows 10 version and the latest pycharm IDE.

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It’s on npipe:////./pipe/docker_engine

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I tried it but it returned the following response. Only tcp or unix supported

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This is a limitation in the pycharm / docker-java library. There’s debate here: https://github.com/docker-java/docker-java/issues/537

You might be able to get this working with a socat tunnel: [worked around] Docker HTTP(S) API no longer available in beta9?

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Oh, never mind. I was just about to tell you that I don’t think it will work in Windows, but by sheer luck, I tried this http://localhost:2375 and lo and behold, it worked. YAY

Thanks, really appreciate it.

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I’d really also recommend trying to get this fixed in pycharm

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Yeah, I spent two days trying to solve this problem.