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 # Getting Started
 
-1.  Install Docker.
-2.  Set up an environment variable `LAB_MONOLITH_DB_HOST` and assign the docker host's IP,
-    set `LAB_MONOLITH_DB_PORT` to some free port, e.g. 5432.
+## 1. Install Docker
+
+There are several ways to install docker depending on your host operating system (OS).
+Only the [Docker Community Edition (Docker CE)](https://www.docker.com/community-edition) from the stable channel is required.
+
+### Windows 10 Proffesional or Enterprise Edition
+
+If you have Windows 10 Proffesional or Enterprise then Docker will work "nativley" using the internal Hyper-V virtualization technology.
+Follow these [installation instructions](https://store.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows?tab=description)
+and check if all is working fine according to [this little guide](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/).
+
+* Docker tools should be readily available in any shell/terminal
+
+### Other Windows Edition
+
+Docker does not run "natively" on other Windows versions and editions.
+However, Docker provides the [Docker Toolbox](https://docs.docker.com/toolbox/overview/) to install the neccassry tooling and
+let Docker use the VirtualBox virtualization technology. Follow these [installation instructions](https://docs.docker.com/toolbox/toolbox_install_windows/).
+
+* It will also install a `bash` like Docker Quickstart Terminal
+* The Toolbox version requires `bash` like terminals, hence one can also use the Git Bash but needs to setup the environment by running `eval $("docker-machine.exe" env)`
+
+### Mac
+
+Here, the choice between newer more "native" installations or use of Docker Toolbox also depends on the version of Mac (Requires OSX Yosemite 10.10.3 or above).
+Then it will be depply integrated with the MacOS Hypervisor framework, networking and filesystem.
+
+Otherwise also install Docker Toolbox following [these instructions](https://docs.docker.com/toolbox/toolbox_install_mac/).
+
+### Linux/Unix
+
+There should be no issue if the distribution uses a recent kernel.
+
+## 2. Run Monolith
+
+1.  Set up an environment variable `LAB_MONOLITH_DB_IP` and assign the docker host's IP.
 
     For docker machine type `docker-machine env` and the value of `$DOCKER_HOST`,
     otherwise `localhost` is probably correct.
 
-3.  Set up an environment variable `LAB_MONOLITH_DB_PASSWORD` and assign any password. 
+2.  Set up an environment variable `LAB_MONOLITH_DB_PASSWORD` and assign any password.
 
-4.  `./start-db.sh`
+3.  `./start-db.sh`
 
     Starts a PostgreSQL database using the password from `LAB_MONOLITH_DB_PASSWORD`.
 
-5.  `gradle bootRun`
-6.  Open http://localhost:8080
+4.  `gradle bootRun`
+5.  Open http://localhost:8080
+6. Happy exploring and di-secting