Cannot start minikube in Windows 10 with Docker as driver - windows-10

Question

I tried to run Minikube v1.19.0 on my laptop first time, using Docker as driver, but no luck though. Here are the execution logs:
PS C:\Users\______\kubernetes> minikube start --driver=docker --alsologtostderr
I0916 19:01:44.059272 20464 out.go:278] Setting OutFile to fd 96 ...
I0916 19:01:44.059272 20464 out.go:291] Setting ErrFile to fd 100...
W0916 19:01:44.091562 20464 root.go:292] Error reading config file at C:\Users\proskos\.minikube\config\config.json: open C:\Users\proskos\.minikube\config\config.json: The system cannot find the file specified.
I0916 19:01:44.097634 20464 out.go:285] Setting JSON to false
I0916 19:01:44.110479 20464 start.go:108] hostinfo: {"hostname":"--------","uptime":118298,"bootTime":1631689806,"procs":291,"os":"windows","platform":"Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise","platformFamily":"Standalone Workstation","platformVersion":"10.0.18363 Build 18363","kernelVersion":"10.0.18363 Build 18363","kernelArch":"x86_64","virtualizationSystem":"","virtualizationRole":"","hostId":"---------------"}
W0916 19:01:44.110479 20464 start.go:116] gopshost.Virtualization returned error: not implemented yet
I0916 19:01:44.113153 20464 out.go:157] 😄 minikube v1.19.0 on Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 10.0.18363 Build 18363
😄 minikube v1.19.0 on Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 10.0.18363 Build 18363
I0916 19:01:44.116296 20464 driver.go:322] Setting default libvirt URI to qemu:///system
W0916 19:01:50.237519 20464 docker.go:108] docker version returned error: deadline exceeded running "docker version --format {{.Server.Os}}-{{.Server.Version}}": exit status 1
I0916 19:01:50.244288 20464 out.go:157] ✨ Using the docker driver based on user configuration
✨ Using the docker driver based on user configuration
I0916 19:01:50.244288 20464 start.go:276] selected driver: docker
I0916 19:01:50.244810 20464 start.go:718] validating driver "docker" against <nil>
I0916 19:01:50.244810 20464 start.go:729] status for docker: {Installed:true Healthy:false Running:false NeedsImprovement:false Error:exit status 1
deadline exceeded running "docker version --format {{.Server.Os}}-{{.Server.Version}}"
k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/docker.status
/app/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/docker/docker.go:104
k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/registry.Status
/app/pkg/minikube/registry/global.go:140
k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/driver.Status
/app/pkg/minikube/driver/driver.go:305
k8s.io/minikube/cmd/minikube/cmd.selectDriver
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).execute
/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra#v1.1.3/command.go:856
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).ExecuteC
/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra#v1.1.3/command.go:960
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).Execute
/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra#v1.1.3/command.go:897
k8s.io/minikube/cmd/minikube/cmd.Execute
/app/cmd/minikube/cmd/root.go:156
main.main
/app/cmd/minikube/main.go:82
runtime.main
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:225
runtime.goexit
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1371 Reason:PROVIDER_DOCKER_DEADLINE_EXCEEDED Fix:Restart the Docker service Doc:https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/drivers/docker/}
I0916 19:01:50.250032 20464 out.go:157]
W0916 19:01:50.250390 20464 out.go:222] 💣 Exiting due to PROVIDER_DOCKER_NOT_RUNNING: deadline exceeded running "docker version --format -": exit status 1
💣 Exiting due to PROVIDER_DOCKER_NOT_RUNNING: deadline exceeded running "docker version --format -": exit status 1
W0916 19:01:50.250390 20464 out.go:222] 💡 Suggestion: Restart the Docker service
💡 Suggestion: Restart the Docker service
W0916 19:01:50.250924 20464 out.go:222] 📘 Documentation: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/drivers/docker/
📘 Documentation: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/drivers/docker/
I0916 19:01:50.252904 20464 out.go:157]
Docker Desktop Service is up and running, though. The problem wasn't resolved by restarting Docker. Here are the details of my Docker desktop installation:
PS C:\Users\______\kubernetes> docker version
API version: 1.41
Go version: go1.16.6
Git commit: 3967b7d
Built: Fri Jul 30 19:58:50 2021
OS/Arch: windows/amd64
Context: default
Experimental: true
Server: Docker Engine - Community
Engine:
Version: 20.10.8
API version: 1.41 (minimum version 1.12)
Go version: go1.16.6
Git commit: 75249d8
Built: Fri Jul 30 19:52:10 2021
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Experimental: false
containerd:
Version: 1.4.9
GitCommit: e25210fe30a0a703442421b0f60afac609f950a3
runc:
Version: 1.0.1
GitCommit: v1.0.1-0-g4144b63
docker-init:
Version: 0.19.0
GitCommit: de40ad0
Finally, my Docker Desktop installation is configured to run Linux containers:
docker info --format '{{.OSType}}'
linux
Could you help me find out why Minikube can't communicate with Docker?

Answer 1

Try these three commands sequentially:
minikube config set driver docker
minikube delete
minikube start --driver=docker

Answer 2

I might be wrong but in my personal opinion this is a docker version issue.
It is not a typical behavior to have such error in the situation when docker service is up&running.
status for docker: {Installed:true Healthy:false Running:false NeedsImprovement:false Error:exit status 1
deadline exceeded running "docker version --format {{.Server.Os}}-{{.Server.Version}}"
and
Exiting due to PROVIDER_DOCKER_NOT_RUNNING: deadline exceeded running "docker version --format -": exit status 1
💣 Exiting due to PROVIDER_DOCKER_NOT_RUNNING: deadline exceeded running "docker version --format -": exit status 1
My recommendations:
docker system prune to completeley delete docker cache, images, etc
remove completely minikube
now 2 options. Either try to again start minikube --driver-docker or uninstall docker and install 1-2 versions below. I would go in your case with last one.