After using the "unigetui" method to install the Docker CLI through Chocolatey, I set up a few images. However, when I tried to run commands like "docker images" and "docker compose up -d" today, I encountered an error: 'failed to connect to the docker API at npipe://./pipe/docker_engine; check if the path is correct and if the daemon is running'. This is happening on my Windows 10 system. What could be the issue?
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It sounds like you only installed the Docker CLI. The CLI on its own won't connect to anything unless you have the Docker daemon running. Make sure you have Docker Desktop installed and that it’s actually started. That's usually the reason for the connection error.
Everything was working fine until yesterday; I really don't know much about Docker.