{"id":94597,"date":"2025-09-11T13:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T07:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/?p=94597"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T09:47:10","slug":"cannot-connect-to-the-docker-daemon-at-is-the-docker-daemon-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seminarsonly.com\/news\/cannot-connect-to-the-docker-daemon-at-is-the-docker-daemon-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannot Connect to the Docker Daemon at is the Docker Daemon Running?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The error:\u274c \u201cCannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:\/\/\/var\/run\/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?\u201d <\/strong>…means that your system (or Docker CLI) is trying to talk to the Docker service, but it isn’t running or accessible<\/strong>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n
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\ud83d\udee0 How to Fix It \u2014 Step-by-Step<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u2705 1. Check if Docker is installed<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Run:<\/p>\n

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docker --version
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If it says command not found, you need to install Docker first.<\/p>\n

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\u2705 2. Start the Docker daemon<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\ud83d\udd39 On Linux:<\/h4>\n

Try:<\/p>\n

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sudo systemctl start docker
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Then check:<\/p>\n

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sudo systemctl status docker
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To start it automatically on boot:<\/p>\n

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sudo systemctl enable<\/span> docker
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\ud83d\udd39 On macOS or Windows:<\/span><\/h4>\n

You must launch the Docker Desktop<\/strong> app (it starts the daemon).<\/p>\n