# Docker start fails from DevKinsta

**URL:** <https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885>\
**Category:** Application Support\
**Created:** [July 28, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885 "2021-07-28T11:24:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![danemorgan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/danemorgan/32/597_2.png) [@danemorgan](https://community.kinsta.com/u/danemorgan)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885/1 "2021-07-28T11:24:49Z")

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If I start Docker manually before I start DevKinsta everything works fine.

If i start DevKinsta without Docker already running, Docker shows that it is starting, but it never finishes starting. No errors, just perpetual Docker not starting.

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**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885/2 "2021-07-28T14:12:59Z")

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Hey @danemorgan ! What operating system is this occurring on?

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**Author:** ![danemorgan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/danemorgan/32/597_2.png) [@danemorgan](https://community.kinsta.com/u/danemorgan)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885/3 "2021-07-29T14:01:12Z")

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I’m running Windows 10 Pro

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**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885/4 "2021-07-29T21:38:39Z")

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Is Docker perhaps installed in a custom location?

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**Author:** ![danemorgan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/danemorgan/32/597_2.png) [@danemorgan](https://community.kinsta.com/u/danemorgan)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 8:58am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885/5 "2021-08-05T08:58:38Z")

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I doubt it. I typically install wherever an app asks to run from.

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**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885/6 "2021-08-05T14:24:08Z")

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🤔 It sounds like Docker is missing the environment variable. As I noted in your other thread, it may be best here to completely uninstall and re-install both apps.

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**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885/7 "2021-10-29T14:28:13Z")

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We haven’t heard back from you on this topic in a while. However, if you do need further assistance you can simply start a new forum thread. Thank you again for using DevKinsta. Let us know if you need further assistance! 👋

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**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885/8 "2021-10-29T14:28:15Z")

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