Docker-Compose can't connect to Docker Daemon

Question

I am getting an error message saying I can\'t connect to the docker daemon. I have looked into other people\'s answers who have had similar issues but it hasn\'t helped. I

Answer 1

From the output of "ps aux | grep docker", it looks like docker daemon is not running. Try using below methods to see what is wrong and why docker is not starting

1. Check the docker logs

$ sudo tail -f /var/log/upstart/docker.log

2. Try starting docker in debug mode

$ sudo docker -d -D