Prerequisites¶
Required software¶
You will need to have the following installed or configured, and know at least the basics of using them, before proceeding:
- Git (GitHub’s set up Git guide)
- SSH, so that you can provide your public key to a server (GitHub’s guides to setting up SSH)
Hardware requirements¶
Please check the Docker hardware requirements below. It is possible to use older hardware and software, using Virtual Box and Docker Toolbox - but it can require quite a bit of extra work to set up.
Macintosh users 
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- a 2010 or newer model. Run the command
sysctl kern.hv_supportto check for the required hardware virtualisation support (the response should be1). - macOS Sierra 10.12 or newer
Windows users 
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- virtualisation enabled in BIOS
- Windows 10 64bit Pro, Enterprise or Education
Linux users 
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You’ll probably be OK…