How to run docker-compose up without root privilages?

sudo root docker

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Solution 1

I've found solution. The invalid proxy was set for non-root user. I've edited /etc/profile and now it works ok.

Solution 2

One of the reasons is that the current user has not been added to the docker group. To check if the current user is in the docker group, we can use:

cat /etc/group | grep docker

If we do not see the current user in the output of the previous command, we will add it by using this command:

sudo gpasswd -a $USER docker

And lastly, we need to restart the docker service by using the command:

sudo service docker restart

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Hash Doe

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Hash Doe over 1 year

I want to run docker-compose up as non-root user. When I execute:

sudo docker-compose up

it works great, but when I execute:

docker-compose up

an error is shown:

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A communication error occurred: ""
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The Web Server may be down, too busy, or experiencing other problems preventing it from responding to requests. You may wish to try again at a later time.
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For assistance, contact your network support team.
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I have added user to docker group and docker commands work without sudo, however docker-compose is causing trouble.

Garry Cairns over 6 years

Please edit your answer to show what changes you made to get it working. As things are the answer is of limited use to people with the same problem.