Make Docker work on Ubuntu WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

etc__wsl.conf

[automount]
root = /
options = "metadata"

windows-wsl-docker.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

if [[ ! -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list ]]; then
   echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu ${OS_RELEASE} stable" | \
      sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list;
   curl -sL "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x7EA0A9C3F273FCD8" | sudo apt-key add;
fi

sudo apt update && sudo apt install docker-compose docker-ce -qy

sudo usermod -a -G docker $USER

if [ -f ~/.exports ]; then
  EXPORTS_FILE=~/.exports
else
  EXPORTS_FILE=~/.bashrc
fi

if [ -z $(grep DOCKER_HOST ${EXPORTS_FILE}) ]; then
  echo -e "# Use Docker daemon on WSL
  if grep -q Microsoft /proc/version; then
  export DOCKER_HOST=tcp://localhost:2375
  " >> ${EXPORTS_FILE} && ${EXPORTS_FILE}
fi

windows.md

Configure Docker for Windows

In the general settings, you’ll want to expose the daemon without TLS. This step is necessary so that the daemon listens on a TCP endpoint. If you don’t do this then you won’t be able to connect from WSL.