Notes to self

Cannot connect to the Docker daemon after switching to OrbStack

Switching from Docker Desktop to OrbStack and stuck at Docker daemon error? Here’s how to fix it

When Kamal cannot connect

$ kamal build
ERROR: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///Users/[user]/.docker/run/docker.sock

Luckily the fix is simple. We can recreate Kamal builder setting:

$ kamal build create

And that’s it!

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