Docker Community Forums

Share and learn in the Docker community.

Docker Community Forums

WSL - Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

dataheadless (Dataheadless) May 8, 2023, 5:04am 8

Detailed answer provided here as well

Cannot connect to docker daemon

Topic		Replies	Views	Activity
Docker: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock Docker Desktop docker , windows	2	22005	August 11, 2022
Docker will not start on wsl 2 Docker Desktop windows	10	53600	April 27, 2024
Docker Desktop v4.37.1 not working from WSL2 shell Docker Desktop	7	953	February 22, 2025
Docker-Desktop and WSL2 not Jiving Docker Desktop windows	2	3029	October 31, 2022
Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running? Docker Desktop docker , build , windows	6	104457	February 1, 2020