# Cannot connect to /var/run/docker.sock **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [August 5, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-var-run-docker-sock/95993 "2017-08-05T19:30:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![javadevmtl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/javadevmtl/32/45613_2.png) [@javadevmtl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javadevmtl)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-var-run-docker-sock/95993/1 "2017-08-05T19:30:18Z")
Hi I'm trying the new 6.0.0-alpha2 beat I try to launch as follows... docker run -v ~/filebeat.yml:/usr/share/filebeat/filebeat.yml -u root [docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:6.0.0-alpha2](http://docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:6.0.0-alpha2) The container logs print Cannot connect to /var/run/docker.sock Docker is definitely running. It's the filebeat container that cannot connect to the host unix:///var/run/docker.sock Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![javadevmtl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/javadevmtl/32/45613_2.png) [@javadevmtl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javadevmtl)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-var-run-docker-sock/95993/2 "2017-08-05T19:43:33Z")
Never mind... We need to map a volume -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-var-run-docker-sock/95993/3 "2017-09-02T19:43:40Z")
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