Open Port 2375 for Docker API Create  daemon.json  file in  /etc/docker : {"hosts": ["tcp://0.0.0.0:2375", "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"]} Add  /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/override.conf [Service] ExecStart= ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd Reload the systemd daemon: systemctl daemon-reload Restart docker: systemctl restart docker.service firewall ufw allow 2375/tcp ufw reload