# how to use remote tcp socket instead of local unix socket for nexus iq container image scan for pulling neuvector image from private registry

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**Category:** Sonatype Lifecycle & Firewall\
**Tags:** help, docker, nexus-iq\
**Created:** [April 21, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/how-to-use-remote-tcp-socket-instead-of-local-unix-socket-for-nexus-iq-container-image-scan-for-pulling-neuvector-image-from-private-registry/16271 "2026-04-21T13:33:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![rseddon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/community.sonatype.com/rseddon/32/341_2.png) [@rseddon](https://community.sonatype.com/u/rseddon)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/how-to-use-remote-tcp-socket-instead-of-local-unix-socket-for-nexus-iq-container-image-scan-for-pulling-neuvector-image-from-private-registry/16271/2 "2026-04-21T16:17:29Z")

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Try using Sonatype container scanning instead, with that there is no requirement to have a local socket.

> **[Sonatype Container Security](https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-container-security.html#sample-usage)**

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