I am trying to install Docker in Ubuntu on Windows 10 using script below but then I try to run Docker as service service docker start the Docker does not starts and I find an error in docker.log. I was using the same installation instruction on plain Ubuntu machine and had no problem running docker.
failed to start daemon: Error initializing network controller: Error creating default "bridge" network: Failed to Setup IP tables: Unable to enable NAT rule: (iptables failed: iptables --wait -t nat -I POSTROUTING -s 172.18.0.0/16 ! -o docker0 -j MASQUERADE: iptables: Invalid argument. Run `dmesg' for more information.
(exit status 1))
Installation script
# Update the apt package list.
sudo apt-get update -y
# Install Docker's package dependencies.
sudo apt-get install -y \
apt-transport-https \
ca-certificates \
curl \
software-properties-common
# Download and add Docker's official public PGP key.
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
# Verify the fingerprint.
sudo apt-key fingerprint 0EBFCD88
# Add the `stable` channel's Docker upstream repository.
#
# If you want to live on the edge, you can change "stable" below to "test" or
# "nightly". I highly recommend sticking with stable!
sudo add-apt-repository \
"deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
$(lsb_release -cs) \
stable"
# Update the apt package list (for the new apt repo).
sudo apt-get update -y
# Install the latest version of Docker CE.
sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce
# Allow your user to access the Docker CLI without needing root access.
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
I encountered the same problem and here is what I found out. It currently isn't possible to run docker in WSL. The work around is
Update the apt package with:
sudo apt-get update
Install packages to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS with:
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common
Add docker's GPG key:
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
Set up a stable repository with:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
Update the apt package again:
sudo apt-get update
Install docker DCE:
sudo apt-get install docker-ce
Then add this command which notifies docker of the host to communicate:
echo "export DOCKER_HOST=localhost:2375" >> ~/.bash_profile
Restart your vscode
Install docker desktop and go to your settings and check the "Expose daemon tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS".
With this, I was able to run docker in WSL(ubuntu). Hope it helps.