# Linux Ubuntu stuck on starting Docker

**URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/t/linux-ubuntu-stuck-on-starting-docker/902
**Category:** Application Support
**Created:** [August 5, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/linux-ubuntu-stuck-on-starting-docker/902 "2021-08-05T09:08:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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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, 9:08am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/linux-ubuntu-stuck-on-starting-docker/902/1 "2021-08-05T09:08:49Z")

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I’m getting

## DK0004

### Description

DevKinsta couldn’t start Docker Desktop.

### Solution

Please try to start Docker Desktop manually and after that restart DevKinsta.

But as far as I can tell there is no Docker Desktop for Linux.

I have installed Docker and successfully run the hello world plugin that shows it works.

Another thing that’s happening is if I launch Dev Kinsta from the terminal I get a number of errors.

DevKinsta still starts, and then gets stuck on Starting Docker.

```auto
dane@dane-Alienware-Aurora-R9:~/.xmodmap$ dev-kinsta
04:02:13.480 › TypeError: Cannot read property 'getPath' of undefined
    at logs_getConfig (/opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:456946)
    at Module.49646 (/opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:457736)
    at __webpack_require__ (/opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:3590669)
    at /opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:3591587
    at Object.<anonymous> (/opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:3591672)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1078:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1108:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:935:32)
    at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:776:14)
    at Function.f._load (electron/js2c/asar_bundle.js:5:12913)
04:02:13.481 › Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/dane/DevKinsta/kinsta/sites.ini'
    at Object.openSync (fs.js:476:3)
    at Object.func [as openSync] (electron/js2c/asar_bundle.js:5:1846)
    at Object.readFileSync (fs.js:377:35)
    at Object.e.readFileSync (electron/js2c/asar_bundle.js:5:8872)
    at logs_getSitesIni (/opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:456674)
    at Module.49646 (/opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:457762)
    at __webpack_require__ (/opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:3590669)
    at /opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:3591587
    at Object.<anonymous> (/opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:3591672)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1078:30)
[bugsnag] Loaded!
04:02:13.618 › watchDocker - Error: connect EACCES /var/run/docker.sock
04:02:17.799 › Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/dane/DevKinsta/kinsta/sites.ini'
    at Object.openSync (fs.js:476:3)
    at Object.func [as openSync] (electron/js2c/asar_bundle.js:5:1846)
    at Object.readFileSync (fs.js:377:35)
    at Object.e.readFileSync (electron/js2c/asar_bundle.js:5:8872)
    at logs_getSitesIni (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:672862)
    at Module.1800 (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:673950)
    at __webpack_require__ (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:6134434)
    at file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:6135352
    at file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:6135436
04:07:18.313 › Error - DK0004: DOCKER_START_COMMON: Couldn't start Docker
    at file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:682771
    at tryCatch (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:5052116)
    at Generator._invoke (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:5051739)
    at Generator.next (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:5052882)
    at asyncGeneratorStep (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:1003)
    at _next (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:1302)
04:07:18.315 › Error - DK0004: DOCKER_START_COMMON: Couldn't start Docker
    at file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:682771
    at tryCatch (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:5052116)
    at Generator._invoke (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:5051739)
    at Generator.next (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:5052882)
    at asyncGeneratorStep (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:1003)
    at _next (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:1302)
04:07:18.316 › Error - DK0004: DOCKER_START_COMMON: Couldn't start Docker
    at file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:682771
    at tryCatch (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:5052116)
    at Generator._invoke (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:5051739)
    at Generator.next (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:5052882)
    at asyncGeneratorStep (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:1003)
    at _next (file:///opt/DevKinsta/resources/app.asar/dist/renderer.prod.js:2:1302)

```

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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, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/linux-ubuntu-stuck-on-starting-docker/902/2 "2021-08-05T14:39:11Z")

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> [@danemorgan](#):
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> But as far as I can tell there is no Docker Desktop for Linux.

You’re right. I just let the team know about that wording there.

> [@danemorgan](#):
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> DevKinsta still starts, and then gets stuck on Starting Docker.

Sounds like there might be a permission issue here. What happens if you run `sudo systemctl start docker`?

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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, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/linux-ubuntu-stuck-on-starting-docker/902/3 "2021-08-05T21:17:07Z")

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That gets me in. I would like to not have to remember to start Docker first each time if that’s possible. Can you help me get there?

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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, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/linux-ubuntu-stuck-on-starting-docker/902/4 "2021-08-05T21:18:13Z")

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I did add a docker group and I added myself to it.

But for some reason when I type groups, I don’t see that listed.

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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 6, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/linux-ubuntu-stuck-on-starting-docker/902/5 "2021-08-06T09:29:11Z")

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Well, how do you like that. This morning I just opened DevKinsta and it just opened Docker and everyone is happy.

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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 6, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/linux-ubuntu-stuck-on-starting-docker/902/6 "2021-08-06T14:03:56Z")

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That’s awesome to hear @danemorgan !

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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, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/linux-ubuntu-stuck-on-starting-docker/902/7 "2021-10-29T14:29:13Z")

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