From 351d81b8b407a749d925f7e18fc72eaccde307e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Shantz <mnshantz@uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:41:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update readme.md with error message info and fix.

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 readme.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index caedc30..135d43a 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -29,4 +29,18 @@ To check the ip address of your docker machine:
 
 ```bash
        docker-machine ip default
+```
+
+On Windows, if you get the error:
+
+```bash
+        un\\\\docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock"\nis not a valid Windows path'
+
+ERROR: for portainer  Cannot create container for service portainer: b'Mount denied:\nThe source path "\\\\var\\\\run\\\\docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock"\nis not a valid Windows path'
+Encountered errors while bringing up the project.
+```
+
+You will need to use Windows Powershell (as Admin) and enter:
+```bash
+        $Env:COMPOSE_CONVERT_WINDOWS_PATHS=1
 ```
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