go-ethereum - geth - puppeth - ethstat remote server : docker: command not found - ethereum

Question

I'm trying to setup a private ethereum test network using Puppeth (as Péter Szilágyi demoed in Ethereum devcon three 2017). I'm running it on a macbook pro (macOS Sierra).
When I try to setup the ethstat network component I get an "docker configured incorrectly: bash: docker: command not found" error. I have docker running and I can use it fine in the terminal e.g. docker ps.
Here are the steps I took:
What would you like to do? (default = stats)
1. Show network stats
2. Manage existing genesis
3. Track new remote server
4. Deploy network components
> 4
What would you like to deploy? (recommended order)
1. Ethstats - Network monitoring tool
2. Bootnode - Entry point of the network
3. Sealer - Full node minting new blocks
4. Wallet - Browser wallet for quick sends (todo)
5. Faucet - Crypto faucet to give away funds
6. Dashboard - Website listing above web-services
> 1
Which server do you want to interact with?
1. Connect another server
> 1
Please enter remote server's address:
> localhost
DEBUG[11-15|22:46:49] Attempting to establish SSH connection server=localhost
WARN [11-15|22:46:49] Bad SSH key, falling back to passwords path=/Users/xxx/.ssh/id_rsa err="ssh: cannot decode encrypted private keys"
The authenticity of host 'localhost:22 ([::1]:22)' can't be established.
SSH key fingerprint is xxx [MD5]
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
What's the login password for xxx at localhost:22? (won't be echoed)
>
DEBUG[11-15|22:47:11] Verifying if docker is available server=localhost
ERROR[11-15|22:47:11] Server not ready for puppeth err="docker configured incorrectly: bash: docker: command not found\n"
Here are my questions:
Is there any documentation / tutorial describing how to setup this remote server properly. Or just on puppeth in general?
Can I not use localhost as "remote server address"
Any ideas on why the docker command is not found (it is installed and running and I can use it ok in the terminal).

Answer 1

Here is what I did.
For the docker you have to use the docker-compose binary. You can find it here.
Furthermore, you have to be sure that an ssh server is running on your localhost and that keys have been generated.
I didn't find any documentations for puppeth whatsoever.

Answer 2

I think I found the root cause to this problem. The SSH daemon is compiled with a default path. If you ssh to a machine with a specific command (other than a shell), you get that default path. This does not include /usr/local/bin for example, where docker lives in my case.
I found the solution here: https://serverfault.com/a/585075:
edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and make sure it contains PermitUserEnvironment yes (you need to edit this with sudo)
create a file ~/.ssh/environment with the path that you want, in my case:
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin
When you now run ssh localhost env you should see a PATH that matches whatever you put in ~/.ssh/environment.