To get the most out of this book

You will need the following things to get the most out of this book:

• An understanding of current software development, DevOps, and system admin concepts.
• A basic understanding of container—start here: https://training.play-with-docker.com/ops-stage1/.
• Docker (CE) Desktop for Mac or Windows is helpful.
• Access to four Linux hosts (bare-metal or VMs) and an optional Windows Server 2016 host (bare-metal or VM) is ideal to try your own PoC. Cloud VMs can also be used, but we don't cover cloud-specific installs in the examples.