exec: "com.docker.cli": executable file not found in $PATH

Question

I am getting this error when docker-compose up on one of the containers only.

exec: "com.docker.cli": executable file not found in $PATH
The terminal process "/bin/zsh '-c', 'docker logs -f f6557b5dd19d9b2bc5a63a840464bc2b879d375fe72bc037d82a5358d4913119'" failed to launch (exit code: 1).

1. I uninstalled and reinstalled docker [email protected] on Mac
2. docker-compose build from scratch
3. other containers are running
4. I get the above error.
5. It used to be running. I am not sure why this is happening. I know that I upgraded docker from I think 2.3
6. also I think I received an update on my mac

Dockerfile

FROM tiangolo/uvicorn-gunicorn:python3.8
COPY requirements.txt /app/
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt

COPY ./app /app/app
#COPY config.py /app/app/

docker-compose.yml

version: "3"

services:
    postgresql:
        container_name: postgresql
        image: postgres:12
        ports:
            - "5433:5432"
        environment:
            - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
            - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
            - POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB}
        volumes:
            - ./postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    fastapi:
        build:
            context: ./fastapi/
            dockerfile: Dockerfile
        volumes:
            - ./fastapi/app/imgs:/app/app/imgs
        ports:
            - "1001:80"
        depends_on:
            - postgresql
        env_file:
            - .env
    pgadmin:
        container_name: pgadmin
        image: dpage/pgadmin4
        environment:
            - [email protected]
            - PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD=admin
        ports:
            - "5050:80"
        depends_on:
            - postgresql

    solr:
        build:
            context: ./solr/
            dockerfile: Dockerfile
        restart: always
        ports:
            - "8983:8983"
        volumes:
            - data:/var/solr
volumes:
    data:

update: It worked when I downgraded to docker desktop 2.3.0.4

Answer 1

Updated Answer:

Since VSCode Docker 1.14.0 you can now set the Docker executable path in the settings, which should help in most cases.

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Old Answer (Option was removed from Docker Desktop):

The Desktop Docker Version 2.4.0.0 is working for me after I did deactivate the feature Enable cloud experience. You can find it under Preferences --> Command Line.

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If you are still experience the problem, you may try a clean remove and install of Docker and also make sure that Docker is actually running, see other possible solution(s) here.

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History of GitHub Issues:

• https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/4956
• https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docker/issues/2366
• https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docker/issues/2578
• https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docker/issues/2894
• Status (2021-06-22): VSCode Version 1.57.0 seems to have fixed the issue again.