ERROR: tcp: lookup registry-1.docker.io on 127.0.0.53:53: server misbehaving

That “server misbehaving” error when Docker tries to pull an image is a classic sign of a DNS resolution issue! It means your Docker daemon can’t properly translate the hostname registry-1.docker.io into an IP address. Here are several things you can try to resolve this, moving from the simplest to slightly more involved:

1) Try Using Google’s Public DNS Servers:

If your current DNS server is unreliable, try switching to Google’s public DNS servers. You can do this temporarily or permanently.

• Temporarily (for this session): You can try running Docker commands with specific DNS servers.

  # docker run --dns 8.8.8.8 --dns 8.8.4.4 hello-world
  # docker-compose up -d
  

  If this works, it indicates a problem with your default DNS.

• Permanently (edit Docker daemon configuration):

  1. Create or edit the Docker daemon configuration file:

     # sudo mkdir -p /etc/docker
     # sudo nano /etc/docker/daemon.json
     

  2. Add the following content to the file:

     {
       "dns": ["8.8.8.8", "8.8.4.4"]
     }
     

  3. Save the file and restart the Docker service:

     # sudo systemctl restart docker

  4. Try docker-compose up -d again.

2) Consider Restarting systemd-resolved:

Sometimes, restarting the systemd-resolved service itself can resolve issues it might be having.

# sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved

After restarting, give Docker another try:

# docker-compose up -d