# Cannot connect to the Docker daemon **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [June 11, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-the-docker-daemon/135406 "2018-06-11T16:19:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![cdrouin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c0e974/32.png) [@cdrouin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cdrouin)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-the-docker-daemon/135406/5 "2018-06-11T20:40:40Z")
> [@pierhugues](#): > > host: "127.0.0.1:9999" I tried a few variations and received the same error. Looking at the docker for windows settings, there is a feature I enabled: Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375. This one seemed promising but still no luck. ` > host: "tcp://127.0.0.1:2375" The error was the same: > Exiting: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at tcp://127.0.0.1:2375. Is the docker daemon running? ` --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-the-docker-daemon/135406)._