I have "nerdctl" and "docker" installed, but docker commands don't work

[navynight]

I examined: \AppData\Local\Programs\Rancher Desktop\resources\resources\win32\bin

I see several applications such as: kubectl, nerdctl, docker, etc.

Does this mean that when I have Rancher Desktop running, I should be able to run "docker" commands on the command line, similar to "nerdctl" commands?

I tried one docker command, but it failed:
docker volume ls

Output:
request returned Bad Gateway for API route and version
http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.24/volumes, check if the server supports the requested API version

With nerdctl, it works.

Command:
nerdctl volume ls

Output:
VOLUME NAME DIRECTORY
my_data /var/lib/nerdctl/.../volumes/default/my_data/_data

Could this be a bug?

[jandubois]

Does this mean that when I have Rancher Desktop running, I should be able to run "docker" commands on the command line, similar to "nerdctl" commands?

In the "Kubernetes settings" page you can select the container runtime: either containerd or dockerd/moby. You use nerdctl with containerd and the docker cli with dockerd/moby. You cannot mix'n'match; each CLI only works for the corresponding runtime.

[navynight]

Thank you for your answer!

When I run the dockerd/moby container runtime and the command docker ps I get the following output:

error during connect: This error may indicate that the docker daemon is not running.: Get http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2Fdocker_engine/v1.24/containers/json: open //./pipe/docker_engine: The system cannot find the file specified.

Is this a bug?

[tripaak]

Hello @navynight Have you found the solution ?
I am in the same situation.

[varunmbhat84]

I also have same Issue? can you let me know the solution for this please! @navynight @tripaak @ryanfb @jandubois @flavio

[jandubois]

Please create a GitHub issue with all the details of your setup and attach a zipfile of your logs.