[SOLVED] docker: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running? Linux Bash Shell on windows 10

Issue

I am new to Docker. I'm trying to work with it on windows. I have Windows 10 Family so I installed Linux Bash Shell. When I run this command:

$ docker run hello-world

I get : docker: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?. And when I run

$ systemctl status docker

I get

System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate

Solution

It seems like you wont be able to use docker in Windows 10 family, since docker Desktop requires specific Windows version, as said in official documentation.

System Requirements

Windows 10 64-bit: Pro, Enterprise, or Education (Build 15063 or later).

What you can try is to run linux-based virtual machine on you Windows host, and run docker inside of it. But even if you succeeded, you will lose all advantages of the docker in resources consumption.

Answered By - Vitaly Tikhoplav