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Docker 28.1.0 is not compatible with docker/setup-buildx-action
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Description
When using docker/setup-buildx-action with the latest version of Docker (28.1.0) the buildx setup action is unable to connect to the docker socket. It appears it's unavailable at the location expected (/run/user/1000/docker.socket).
Run docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
Docker info
/home/ubuntu/bin/docker version
Client:
Version: 28.1.0
API version: 1.49
Go version: go1.23.8
Git commit: 4d8c241
Built: Thu Apr [17](https://github.com/<org>/<repo>/actions/runs/14517224841/job/40735437133#step:5:18) 09:53:56 2025
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Context: default
Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///run/user/1000/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?
The process '/home/ubuntu/bin/docker' failed with exit code 1
Download buildx from GitHub Releases
Install buildx
Docker plugin mode
Fixing perms
Plugin path: /home/ubuntu/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
Buildx version
Inspecting default docker context
Creating a new builder instance
Error: ERROR: failed to initialize builder builder-05f95600-d266-4d50-a4fd-39a4[23](https://github.com/<org>/<repo>/actions/runs/14517224841/job/40735437133#step:5:24)e5d0e0 (builder-05f95600-d266-4d50-a4fd-39a423e5d0e00): Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///run/user/1000/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?
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Research direction
Reproduce the failure with Docker 28.1.0 and docker/setup-buildx-action@v3, then inspect the repository’s shell installation script for how the Docker socket or context is configured. The work is done when the action can initialize a buildx builder without the socket connection error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, github-actions
- Domain
- ci-cd, devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100