Issue: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock.

[angeloluidens]

Hi,

I am getting the following message in my browser after I login to Swirl: "Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?"

Could provide my with advise or direction what I am missing or doing wrong?

Below is my docker-compose file section for starting Swirl and MongoDB:

` swirl: image: cuigh/swirl container_name: swirl depends_on:

• mongo ports:
• 8001:8001 environment:

  - DB_TYPE=bolt

• PGID=998
• DB_ADDRESS=/data/swirl
• DB_ADDRESS=mongo:27017/swirl # - DB_ADDRESS=/data/swirl

  - RESCRAMBLE=true

  security_opt:

• apparmor:unconfined
• seccomp:unconfined
  volumes:
• /var/run/docker.sock,dst=/var/run/docker.sock
• /var/lib/docker/:/var/lib/docker:ro
• /path/swirl/data=/data/swirl networks:
• web

• net deploy:

  privileged: true

  mode: replicated replicas: 1 update_config: order: start-first # get new container running first before removing old, for less downtime rollback_config: order: start-first # get new container running first before removing old, for less downtime placement: constraints:

  • node.role==manager

  mongo: image: mongo volumes:

• /path/mongo/data:/data/db networks:
• net deploy: mode: replicated replicas: 1 update_config: order: start-first # get new container running first before removing old, for less downtime rollback_config: order: start-first # get new container running first before removing old, for less downtime

  placement:

  constraints: [node.hostname == mongo]`

Thank you in advance. Regards, Angelo

[RuiSiang]

1. Check if docker service is running
2. That error is likely a result of running docker in docker, refer to this article

[robinwangrubin]

It looks like your Docker didn't run. check the sock file:/var/run/docker.sock