# Need to add current user to "docker" group on Ubuntu
**URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/t/need-to-add-current-user-to-docker-group-on-ubuntu/630
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [April 20, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/need-to-add-current-user-to-docker-group-on-ubuntu/630 "2021-04-20T13:07:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Flimm](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Flimm)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/need-to-add-current-user-to-docker-group-on-ubuntu/630/1 "2021-04-20T13:07:55Z")
Hi.
I’m trying out DevKinsta right now on Ubuntu 20.10. I downloaded and installed the `.deb` file successfully. I then launched it by running this command in the terminal:
```
dev-kinsta
```
After it installed `docker-ce` in the background, it attempted to start docker, but it wouldn’t work. Even running `sudo service docker start` didn’t work. I looked at the logs by running `journalctl -u docker.service`. After googling the error messages, I realised that I had to disable my VPN for docker to work.
After this, DevKinsta still couldn’t start Docker. I realised that I needed to configure Docker to be accessed without `sudo`. This is how I did it:
```
sudo groupadd docker
sudo gpasswd -a $USER docker
```
I then logged out and logged in again. I then ran:
```
sudo service docker restart
```
I then ran `groups` to check that `docker` was in the current user’s groups.
I then launched DevKinsta, and it started updating Docker images.
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### Author:  [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/need-to-add-current-user-to-docker-group-on-ubuntu/630/2 "2021-04-20T16:43:09Z")
Hi @Flimm . Thanks so much for reporting on this and providing a solution to it! I’ve moved this over to bug reports and will keep you updated along the way.
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### Author:  [@Hade](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Hade)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/need-to-add-current-user-to-docker-group-on-ubuntu/630/3 "2021-06-28T18:44:27Z")
You are a life saver!
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### Author:  [@Hade](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Hade)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/need-to-add-current-user-to-docker-group-on-ubuntu/630/4 "2021-06-28T18:36:42Z")
Hi there
I installed DevKinsta for my Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS ,but I’m facing error DK0004 even though I checked and Docker is running!
I’d appreciate any help.
Thanks
Update
Found a solution here [Need to add current user to "docker" group on Ubuntu](https://community.kinsta.com/t/need-to-add-current-user-to-docker-group-on-ubuntu/630)
Please lock!
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### Author:  [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/need-to-add-current-user-to-docker-group-on-ubuntu/630/5 "2021-06-28T23:35:47Z")
Apologies for the trouble there @Hade !