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UnixHTTPConnectionPool(host='localhost', port=None): Read timed out. (read timeout=60)

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Mar 14, 20260 views
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Problem

Hi since yesterday I've been running into this error while doing `docker-compose up` Full Error Message [code block] Docker Version Docker for Mac: 1.12.0-a (Build 11213) Machine info MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) Processor: 1.6 GHz i5 Memory: 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3 macOS: Version 10.11.6 (Build 15G1004) Attempts - Everything still works on colleagues' machine, they are using MacBook Pro - Increased Docker CPU from 2 to 3, and 2GB RAM to 3GB, still error - Removed All Docker containers & images, and rebuild everything, still error

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error while doing `docker-compose up`

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75% confidence93% success rate11 verificationsLast verified Mar 14, 2026

Solution: UnixHTTPConnectionPool(host='localhost', port=None): Read timed out. (read timeout=60)

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tried this [code block] and it seems to fix the issue for now Other solutions people mentioned in this thread: Restart Docker Increase Docker CPU & memory

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  1. 1

    and it seems to fix the issue for now

    and it seems to fix the issue for now

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    Other solutions people mentioned in this thread:

    Other solutions people mentioned in this thread:

  3. 3

    Restart Docker

    Increase Docker CPU & memory

Validation

Resolved in docker/compose GitHub issue #3927. Community reactions: 309 upvotes.

Verification Summary

Worked: 11
Partial: 2
Failed: 1
Last verified Mar 14, 2026

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Alex Chen

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