How to connect to local Docker service using `Docker.DotNet` library?

Question

How can I connect to my local Docker service using Docker.DotNet library in Linux environment (considering that I am using .Net Core 2.0)?

I think it is somehow related to /var/run/docker.sock file, but I could not figure out how to achieve that.

Did you try `unix:///var/run/docker.sock` as url? – yamenk Jan 02 '18 at 08:22 — yamenk, Jan 02 '18 at 08:22

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 02 '18 at 08:32

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This issue has been reported, and according to the discussion in here, the following should work on linux:

DockerClient client = new DockerClientConfiguration(new Uri("unix:///var/run/docker.sock"))
     .CreateClient()

answered Jan 02 '18 at 08:32

yamenk

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I will try it later, but seems to be the correct answer. Thank you! – Mohammed Noureldin Jan 02 '18 at 11:55

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 22 '19 at 19:50

I created a kind of helpers class which provide the default local api uri depending on the underlying OS:

public static class Docker
{
    static Docker()
    {
        DefaultLocalApiUri = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows) 
            ? new Uri("npipe://./pipe/docker_engine")
            : new Uri("unix:/var/run/docker.sock");
    }

    public static Uri DefaultLocalApiUri { get; }
}

How to connect to local Docker service using `Docker.DotNet` library?

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