Thanks got the email notification fixed.
If I navigate into the container, this is what I was referring to.
Continuing to troubleshoot this, with your mention of network in mind, I dug a little deeper into the logs and found entries which lead me to believe what’s going on is the Docker Desktop DNS resolver is not yet functional when the container tries to start. There’s way too many entries to post here but these are some of the things I’m seeing in the logs
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.112534300Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":">> GET /v1.44/volumes/navidrome_music_box","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.146447233Z","user_agent":"Go-http-client/1.1"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.113535000Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":"<< GET /v1.44/volumes/navidrome_music_box","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.147149744Z","user_agent":"Go-http-client/1.1"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.113535000Z][com.docker.backend.exe.volumesharer] noopApprover.Approve([host=,VM=/run/desktop/mnt/host/f/Home Lab/Navidrome/data,dst=/data,option=rw host=,VM=navidrome_music_box,dst=/music/music_box,option=ro])
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.113535000Z][com.docker.backend.exe.ports] exposer.Approve(db67599e5094c2182765fa1c1410285525466ef45f20a7b846bf44a72373e2a6, /navidrome, [TCP 0.0.0.0:4533])
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.114536500Z][com.docker.backend.exe.ports] exposer.Add(db67599e5094c2182765fa1c1410285525466ef45f20a7b846bf44a72373e2a6, /navidrome, [TCP 0.0.0.0:4533 -> 127.0.0.1:0])
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.119532400Z][com.docker.backend.exe.vpnkitcontrol] adding docker-proxy-port-approver/db67599e5094c2182765fa1c1410285525466ef45f20a7b846bf44a72373e2a6 tcp forward from 0.0.0.0:4533 to 127.0.0.1:0
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.119532400Z][com.docker.backend.exe.ports] exposer.Remove(db67599e5094c2182765fa1c1410285525466ef45f20a7b846bf44a72373e2a6)
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.120531500Z][com.docker.backend.exe.vpnkitcontrol] removing docker-proxy-port-approver/db67599e5094c2182765fa1c1410285525466ef45f20a7b846bf44a72373e2a6 tcp forward from 0.0.0.0:4533 to 127.0.0.1:0
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.121533300Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":">> POST /v1.51/containers/db67599e5094c2182765fa1c1410285525466ef45f20a7b846bf44a72373e2a6/start","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.155971677Z","user_agent":"compose/v2.40.3-desktop.1"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.124531200Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"volume","level":"warning","msg":"hostPathOfVolume navidrome_music_box failed, skipping bind","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.158312909Z"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.137533900Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"dns.leases","level":"info","msg":"[;Musicpc.\tIN\t AAAA] = []","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.171328326Z"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.143535000Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"dns.leases","level":"info","msg":"Add 192.168.1.9 for Musicpc.","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.177640391Z"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.143535000Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"dns.leases","level":"info","msg":"[;Musicpc.\tIN\t A] = [192.168.1.9]","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.177721263Z"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.151533800Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"... 6 messages dropped ...","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.185789809Z"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.151533800Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"Key type dns_resolver registered","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.185864398Z"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.168044200Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":"<< GET /containers/json?all=true","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.202718799Z","user_agent":"DockerDesktopUI"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.168044200Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":"<< GET /containers/json?all=true","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.202721637Z","user_agent":"DockerDesktopUI"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.178044900Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":">> GET /containers/db67599e5094c2182765fa1c1410285525466ef45f20a7b846bf44a72373e2a6/json","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.212913933Z","user_agent":"DockerDesktopUI"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.234059600Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":">> HEAD /_ping","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.269916388Z","user_agent":"Docker-Desktop"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.235059200Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":"<< HEAD /_ping","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.270668862Z","user_agent":"Docker-Desktop"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.239055400Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":">> GET /v1.51/images/deluan/navidrome:latest/json","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.275027940Z","user_agent":"Docker-Desktop"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.240056900Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] [2025-12-12T20:58:29.275243599Z][initd.ipc] (0d6fd0e8) afaf1441-volume-contents S->C Docker-Desktop/4.51.0 (Windows; x64; GUI) GET /volumes (154.738524ms): {"contents":[{"atime":"2025-12-12T.....
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.304646300Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"apiproxy","level":"info","msg":"<< GET /v1.51/images/deluan/navidrome:latest/json","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.340654302Z","user_agent":"Docker-Desktop"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.305643600Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"Key type cifs.spnego registered","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.341682835Z"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.305643600Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"Key type cifs.idmap registered","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.341744756Z"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.305643600Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"CIFS: No dialect specified on mount. Default has changed to a more secure dialect, SMB2.1 or later (e.g. SMB3.1.1), from CIFS (SMB1). To use the less secure SMB1 dialect to access old servers which do not support SMB3.1.1 (or even SMB3 or SMB2.1) specify vers=1.0 on mount.","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.341851065Z"}
[2025-12-12T20:58:29.305643600Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"CIFS: Attempting to mount //192.168.1.9/e/music","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:29.341909236Z"}
...
[2025-12-12T20:58:35.614275000Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"dockerd","level":"info","msg":"{\"level\":\"error\",\"msg\":\"Handler for POST /v1.51/containers/db67599e5094c2182765fa1c1410285525466ef45f20a7b846bf44a72373e2a6/start returned error: error while mounting volume '/var/lib/docker/volumes/navidrome_music_box/_data': failed to mount local volume: mount //192.168.1.9/e/music:/var/lib/docker/volumes/navidrome_music_box/_data, data: addr=192.168.1.9,username=[Redacted],password=********: host is down\",\"spanID\":\"b47b43bbf01380eb\",\"time\":\"2025-12-12T20:58:35.526721447Z\",\"traceID\":\"159bca52a9eac4272fc4d6636d45e82b\"}","time":"2025-12-12T20:58:35.527031765Z"}
...
...
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.288197100Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsldistroproxy] [2025-12-12T21:01:28.370036560Z][docker-desktop-user-distro] creating symlink for /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/docker
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.289197600Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsldistroproxy] [2025-12-12T21:01:28.371131298Z][docker-desktop-user-distro] creating symlink for /usr/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/docker.fish
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.290197900Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsldistroproxy] [2025-12-12T21:01:28.372377223Z][docker-desktop-user-distro] creating symlink for /usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_docker
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.290197900Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsldistroproxy] [2025-12-12T21:01:28.372851395Z][docker-desktop-user-distro] cli tools successfully installed
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.291195800Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsldistroproxy] [2025-12-12T21:01:28.373184887Z][docker-desktop-user-distro] creating symlink for /usr/bin/docker-compose
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.292200100Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsldistroproxy] [2025-12-12T21:01:28.374087119Z][docker-desktop-user-distro] docker-desktop-user-distro proxy has started
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.292200100Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsldistroproxy] docker-desktop-user-distro proxy has started
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.292200100Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsldistroproxy] starting distro cli api server on /home/cuong/.docker/run/docker-cli-api.sock
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.292200100Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsldistroproxy] wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-24.04 -e docker serve --address unix:///home/cuong/.docker/run/docker-cli-api.sock
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.317707800Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"Key type cifs.spnego registered","time":"2025-12-12T21:01:28.400550363Z"}
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.317707800Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"Key type cifs.idmap registered","time":"2025-12-12T21:01:28.400621672Z"}
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.322184100Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"CIFS: No dialect specified on mount. Default has changed to a more secure dialect, SMB2.1 or later (e.g. SMB3.1.1), from CIFS (SMB1). To use the less secure SMB1 dialect to access old servers which do not support SMB3.1.1 (or even SMB3 or SMB2.1) specify vers=1.0 on mount.","time":"2025-12-12T21:01:28.404282631Z"}
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.322184100Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"CIFS: Attempting to mount //192.168.1.9/e/music","time":"2025-12-12T21:01:28.404371385Z"}
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.609049700Z][com.docker.backend.exe.ipc] (0cbc939f-22) 6c81718e-otelmgr C->S BackendAPI GET /backend/state
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.610050600Z][com.docker.backend.exe.ipc] (0cbc939f-22) eaa534a8-BackendAPI S<-C 6c81718e-otelmgr GET /backend/state
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.610050600Z][com.docker.backend.exe.ipc] (0cbc939f-22) eaa534a8-BackendAPI S->C 6c81718e-otelmgr GET /backend/state (0s): {"docker":"starting","dockerAPI":"starting","idle":"running","mode":"linux","sessionID":"...","state":"starting"}
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.610050600Z][com.docker.backend.exe.ipc] (0cbc939f-22) 6c81718e-otelmgr C<-S eaa534a8-BackendAPI GET /backend/state (1.0009ms): {"docker":"starting","dockerAPI":"starting","idle":"running","mode":"linux","sessionID":"...","state":"starting"}
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.969065800Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"... 128 messages dropped ...","time":"2025-12-12T21:01:29.064219513Z"}
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.969080000Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"CIFS: VFS: Error connecting to socket. Aborting operation.","time":"2025-12-12T21:01:29.064268665Z"}
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.969080000Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"... 1 messages dropped ...","time":"2025-12-12T21:01:29.064301637Z"}
[2025-12-12T21:01:28.969080000Z][com.docker.backend.exe.wsl] {"component":"kmsg","level":"info","msg":"CIFS: VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -4","time":"2025-12-12T21:01:29.064315070Z"}
Found an error that says Docker believes the “host is down” while trying to connect the CIFS network mount, which is not true. Idk how Docker Desktop handles DNS but towards the end of my posted logs, you can see that right before the CIFS connection decides to stop retrying and abort, the logs mention the docker-desktop-user-distro proxy, symlink, and docker-cli-api.sock completing it’s start up. This is way over my head but I bit of research lead me to find someone having a similar issue as me. The solution for them seems to be to add x-systemd.automount to their fstab.
I tried adding this to my options config
volumes:
music_box:
driver_opts:
type: cifs
o: "addr=192.168.x.x,username=[redacted],password=[redacted],x-systemd.automount"
device: "//Musicpc/e/music"
but got a syntax error x-systemd.automount: invalid argument. Since I’m using Windows and WSL, I don’t think I’m leveraging fstab (nor do I have any idea what this is). I tried to search for x-systemd.automount windows and found this, but have no idea how to implement because I’m not seeing any /etc/systemd folder in the docker-desktop WSL.
It does sound like this is something fixable, just no idea how to implement. Do you have any idea?