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Docker issues ​

failed to configure docker environment / invalid pool request: Pool overlaps with other one on this address space ​

Example error:

failed to configure docker environment error=Error response from daemon: invalid pool request: Pool overlaps with other one on this address space

What it means ​

The subnet configured in your daemon config file cannot be created because there is already an existing Docker network using an overlapping subnet range.

Fix ​

1) Try removing unused Docker networks ​

bash
docker network prune

2) If the issue persists, change your network configuration ​

Locate your Docker network configuration in your daemon config file. It will look similar to this:

yaml
interface: 172.28.0.1
interfaces:
  v4:
    subnet: 172.28.0.0/16
    gateway: 172.28.0.1
  v6:
    subnet: fdba:17c8:6c94::/64
    gateway: fdba:17c8:6c94::1011

Update the IPv4 subnet and interface to a range that does not overlap with any existing Docker networks.

  • The interface IP must be within the configured subnet.

Checking existing networks ​

To view your current Docker networks and their subnets, run:

bash
docker network ls
docker network inspect bridge

If you are still stuck, ask in the Discord help channels.