diff --git a/docs/admin/templates/troubleshooting.md b/docs/admin/templates/troubleshooting.md
index 147965ad9c1ad..7e2e9d6f2129b 100644
--- a/docs/admin/templates/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/admin/templates/troubleshooting.md
@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ to optimize your templates based on this data.
 
 ![Workspace build timings UI](../../images/admin/templates/troubleshooting/workspace-build-timings-ui.png)
 
+## Cannot connect to the Docker daemon
+
+If a Docker-based template fails to provision with an error like `Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock`, the Coder host cannot reach the Docker socket.
+Confirm that Docker is installed and running on the host.
+If you run Docker through rootless Docker, [Colima](https://colima.run), Podman, or a similar tool, the daemon may expose its socket at a non-default path, so set `DOCKER_HOST` to point at it.
+Refer to [Cannot connect to the Docker daemon](../../install/docker.md#cannot-connect-to-the-docker-daemon) for the full steps.
+
 ## Docker Workspaces on Raspberry Pi OS
 
 ### Unable to query ContainerMemory
diff --git a/docs/install/docker.md b/docs/install/docker.md
index d10b5a18b36d9..3b6190580dc66 100644
--- a/docs/install/docker.md
+++ b/docs/install/docker.md
@@ -114,6 +114,25 @@ daemon before creating a workspace from a Docker-based template. Refer to the
 [quickstart troubleshooting](../tutorials/quickstart.md#cannot-connect-to-the-docker-daemon)
 for platform-specific steps.
 
+If Docker is installed and running but Coder still cannot connect, the daemon may expose its socket at a path other than `/var/run/docker.sock`.
+This can happen on any operating system when Docker runs through a tool that uses a per-user socket, such as rootless Docker on Linux, or Colima, Podman, or Rancher Desktop on macOS.
+Point Coder at the right socket with `DOCKER_HOST`.
+
+Find the socket path first.
+For example, run `colima status` for Colima, or `docker context inspect` to read the endpoint of the active Docker context.
+Default socket paths vary by tool, so consult your tool's documentation and treat the following as examples only:
+
+```sh
+# rootless Docker (Linux)
+export DOCKER_HOST="unix://${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/docker.sock"
+
+# Colima (macOS)
+export DOCKER_HOST="unix://${HOME}/.colima/default/docker.sock"
+```
+
+To persist the setting, add the `export` line to your shell's startup file, such as `~/.bashrc`, `~/.zshrc`, or `~/.config/fish/config.fish`.
+Then restart the Coder server.
+
 ### Docker-based workspace is stuck in "Connecting..."
 
 Ensure you have an externally-reachable `CODER_ACCESS_URL` set. See