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cdk unable to Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running? - error when deploying cdk

when trying to deploy my infrastructure, I am hit with this error:

Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?
ERRO[0000] Can't add file /Users/Samuel.Lawrence/uktv/Sandbox/cdk-arch/node_modules/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-nodejs/lib/types.d.ts to tar: io: read/write on closed pipe 
ERRO[0000] Can't close tar writer: io: read/write on closed pipe 
My infrastructure is quite simple and looks exactly like:
Class that index: index.ts
export class CdkArchStack extends Stack {
  constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: StackProps) {
    super(scope, id, props);
    new AnalyticsReportService(this, "AnalyticsReportServiceHandler", {});
Class that handles the creation of the stack: AnalyticsReportService.ts
export class AnalyticsReportService extends NodejsFunction {
  constructor(scope: Stack, id: string, props: NodejsFunctionProps) {
    super(scope, id, props);
And finally, a basic lambda function:
export const handler = async (event: any = {}): Promise<any> => {
  console.log("event: ", event);
  return {
    statusCode: 200,
    body: JSON.stringify({
      message: "Go Serverless v2.0! Your function executed successfully!",
what exactly am I missing? This error dosnt seem to be super common. I've logged into my aws console, so credentials definitely arnt the issue
                I don't know why Docker is showing error here but can you running Docker in your local and try again?
– Chuong Nguyen
                Nov 4, 2022 at 0:58
Docker is required in order to bundle/build the TypeScript Lambdas in the absence of esbuild. So install/start Docker or install esbuild.
Reference:
"If esbuild is available it will be used to bundle your code in your environment. Otherwise, bundling will happen in a Lambda compatible Docker container with the Docker platform based on the target architecture of the Lambda function."
        
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