# Using pycharm docker plugin with docker beta

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/using-pycharm-docker-plugin-with-docker-beta/8617>\
**Category:** Docker Desktop\
**Tags:** macos\
**Created:** [April 7, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/using-pycharm-docker-plugin-with-docker-beta/8617 "2016-04-07T10:05:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![himikk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@himikk](https://forums.docker.com/u/himikk)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/using-pycharm-docker-plugin-with-docker-beta/8617/9 "2016-05-12T12:16:03Z")

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Temporary workaround is use local TCP port (tcp://127.0.0.1:2376) in pycharm docker settings and pipe TCP to UNIX socket.

I use [socat](http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/):  
$socat TCP-LISTEN:2376,reuseaddr,fork UNIX-CLIENT:/var/run/docker.sock

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