Run Docker without Docker Desktop

This will only be run on WSL 2 and if you don't want to install and run
Docker this way then the service won't exist in which case nothing will
get started or output.

Author: nickjj

.config/zsh/.zprofile

@@ -23,3 +23,15 @@ export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$'\e[1;44;33m'  # begin standout-mode - info box
 export LESS_TERMCAP_me=$'\e[0m'        # end mode
 export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\e[0m'        # end underline
 export LESS_TERMCAP_se=$'\e[0m'        # end standout-mode
+
+# Ensure Docker is running on WSL 2. This expects you've installed Docker and
+# Docker Compose directly within your WSL distro instead of Docker Desktop, such as:
+#   - https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/#install-using-the-convenience-script
+#   - https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/#manage-docker-as-a-non-root-user
+#   - https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/linux/
+if grep -q "microsoft" /proc/version > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if service docker status 2>&1 | grep -q "is not running"; then
+        wsl.exe --distribution "${WSL_DISTRO_NAME}" --user root \
+            --exec /usr/sbin/service docker start > /dev/null 2>&1
+    fi
+fi