You should have basic Node.js skills and be somewhat comfortable with the language. We will cover Docker and Kubernetes, and it can be helpful to know the concepts of containers—but it's not mandatory.

You need to have Node.js (and npm) installed. We recommend using the current stable version, but you're free to use a previous version if it's an LTS one, with possible adaptions. If you want to deploy Kubernetes locally, you'll need to install it later on.