feat: improve error message when docker is installed but not running

setup/index.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     runMigrations();
   } catch (error) {
     logError("Setup failed: " + (error as Error).message);
+    process.exit(1);
   }
 }
 

setup/steps/3_docker.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   logError,
   getProjectRoot,
   checkDocker,
+  dockerDaemonRunning,
 } from "../utils";
 
 // Start Docker Compose services
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ export function startDockerServices(): void {
       throw new Error("Docker Compose file not found");
     }
 
+    if (!dockerDaemonRunning(dockerCommand)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `${dockerCommand} daemon is not running. Please start ${dockerCommand} Desktop.`,
+      );
+    }
+
     // Start Docker Compose services in detached mode
     logInfo("Starting Docker Compose services...");
     execSync(`${dockerCommand} compose up -d`, {

setup/utils.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ export function checkDocker(): string | null {
   return null;
 }
 
+export function dockerDaemonRunning(dockerCommand: string): boolean {
+  try {
+    execSync(`${dockerCommand} info`, { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 2000 });
+    return true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    logError(error as string);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 // Get project root directory
 export function getProjectRoot(): string {
   return join(__dirname, "..");