# Failed to connect to docker

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [December 15, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-connect-to-docker/248991 "2022-12-15T03:17:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-connect-to-docker/248991/1 "2022-12-15T03:17:16Z")

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So instead of doing the 1 click app on digital ocean, im following this guide: [discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md)  
I’m getting the following error:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/c/b/7cb47a5980a5d10d65366352f89680ceba86a656.png)

anyone know what I can do?

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