linux

How to connect Docket Remote API from Docker UI

###Linux with systemd (Ubuntu 15.04, Debian 8,...)

Using systemd, we'll need to enable a systemd socket to access the Docker remote API:

• Create a new systemd config file called /etc/systemd/system/docker-tcp.socket to make docker available on a TCP socket on port 2375.

[Unit]
Description=Docker HTTP Socket for the API

[Socket]
ListenStream=2375
BindIPv6Only=both
Service=docker.service

[Install]
WantedBy=sockets.target

• Register the new System http socket and restart docker

systemctl enable docker-tcp.socket
systemctl stop docker
systemctl start docker-tcp.socket

• Open your browser and verify you can connect to http://localhost:2375/_ping

Linux without systemd

You need to enable Docker Remote API. To do so you need to:

• Edit /etc/default/docker to allow connections adding: DOCKER_OPTS='-H tcp://0.0.0.0:2375 -H unix:///var/run/docker.sock'
• Restart the Docker service using: sudo service docker restart
• Open your browser and verify you can connect to http://localhost:2375/_ping