Subject of the issue
Running into two issues, potentially unrelated, but both included here:
- Running
algokit localnet start doesn't detect the container engine, yet Docker is running
- Trying to run
algokit localnet config causes an unhandled error
Your environment
brian@pi5-16:~ $ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="12"
VERSION="12 (bookworm)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
brian@pi5-16:~ $ algokit doctor
HTTP Request: GET https://api.github.com/repos/algorandfoundation/algokit-cli/releases/latest "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
timestamp: 2025-09-26T22:00:04+00:00
AlgoKit: 2.9.1
AlgoKit Python: 3.11.2 (main, Apr 28 2025, 14:11:48) [GCC 12.2.0] (location: /home/brian/.local/pipx/venvs/algokit)
OS: Linux-6.12.47+rpt-rpi-2712-aarch64-with-glibc2.36
docker: 28.4.0
docker compose: 2.39.4
git: 2.39.5
python: 3.11.2 (location: /usr/bin/python)
python3: 3.11.2 (location: /usr/bin/python3)
pipx: 1.1.0
poetry: 2.2.1
node: 24.9.0
npm: 11.6.0
brian@pi5-16:~ $ sudo systemctl status docker
● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2025-09-26 17:39:58 EDT; 10min ago
TriggeredBy: ● docker.socket
Docs: https://docs.docker.com
Main PID: 836 (dockerd)
Tasks: 10
CPU: 378ms
CGroup: /system.slice/docker.service
└─836 /usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// --containerd=/run/containerd/containerd.sock
Steps to reproduce
brian@pi5-16:~ $ algokit localnet start
Error: Container engine isn't running; please start it.
brian@pi5-16:~ $ algokit localnet config
? Which container engine do you prefer? Docker (Active)
Unhandled TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for 'in': 'str' and 'EnumType'
Expected behaviour
To be able to run Localnet, and for the configuration command to work successfully.
Actual behaviour
Can't start Localnet, and trying to configure it produces the Unhandled TypeError.
Subject of the issue
Running into two issues, potentially unrelated, but both included here:
algokit localnet startdoesn't detect the container engine, yet Docker is runningalgokit localnet configcauses an unhandled errorYour environment
Steps to reproduce
Expected behaviour
To be able to run Localnet, and for the configuration command to work successfully.
Actual behaviour
Can't start Localnet, and trying to configure it produces the Unhandled TypeError.