https://textbooks.cs.ksu.edu/extras/02-full-stack/02-setup/index.html Prerequisites The basic environment required for this setup: A Linux/Unix system Ubuntu/Debian is preferred. Mac OS X (Darwin) should also work. Docker Desktop Visual Studio Code Git and GitHub This guide will use the following environment: Windows 10 Host OS (should work on Windows 11 as well) Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL 2 Ubuntu LTS on WSL 2 You do not need to install a GUI package as described in this guide Git installed on Ubuntu in WSL 2 You may also wish to either set up Git Credential Manager to share Git credentials with Windows or set up SSH Keys to communicate with GitHub Docker Desktop with WSL 2 Backend Visual Studio Code and WSL Extension You may also wish to install the Dev Containers extension. This guide will not use it, but that is an alternative way to develop within a container. Optional To match the environment seen in the screenshots/videos, you can install these optional items: Hugo en-us