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web/docs/docker.md

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to replace the hyphen (`-`) with a space. But you can always install the original
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compose (`docker-compose`) via `pip install docker-compose`.
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For many platforms a product called `Docker Desktop` is available, which includes `Docker Compose`:
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For many platforms a product called [Docker Desktop](https://docs.docker.com/desktop) is available, which includes the main Docker components:
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* Windows [installation](https://docs.Docker.com/desktop/install/windows-install)
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* Mac [installation](https://docs.Docker.com/desktop/install/mac-install)
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* Linux [installation](https://docs.Docker.com/desktop/install/linux-install)
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Some notes:
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* On Windows we recommend using the [Windows Subsystem for Linux v2](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl) (WSL2) as it also provides a powerful (Bash) command line and has optimal integration with Docker
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* On Windows we recommend using the [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl) (WSL) as it also provides a powerful (Bash) command line and has optimal integration with Docker. Before installing Docker Desktop, install WSL by opening Microsoft PowerShell (run as administrator) and running `wsl --install`
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* **installing WSL requires administrator privileges on your system**
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* On Mac, if you are using [Homebrew](https://brew.sh), consider (as the author has) using the [brew Docker formula](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/Docker)
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* On Linux, you can choose the relevant installer for your platform. You can also use Virtualbox with a Ubuntu Image or use a cloud VM
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* Docker desktop includes a graphical user interface with some interesting options. You can see logs and information about running containers, open their service in a browser or even open a terminal inside the container

web/docs/index.md

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on the system. Once you have Docker and Docker Compose installed you will be
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able to install and run the workshop without any other dependencies.
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More information on installing Docker can also be found [here](./docker).
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More information on installing Docker can also be found [here](./docker.md).
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### Optional requirements
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