# Keploy Platform-Specific Requirements

> Platform-specific requirements for Keploy on macOS, Windows, and Linux — Docker, Lima, WSL, and kernel version prerequisites.

## 🛠️ Platform-Specific Requirements for Keploy

Below is a table summarizing the tools needed for both native and Docker installations of Keploy on macOS, Windows, and
Linux:

| Operating System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Without Docker                                                                                                                  | Docker Installation                                                                                                             | Prerequisites                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|  **macOS**                                                                                                                                                                     | [Guide](/keploy-explained/mac-linux.md)                                                                                         | [Guide](/server/install/)                                                                                                       | - Docker Desktop version must be 4.25.2 or above  - Ensure that Lima is installed on your machine if you prefer to try without Docker.                                                                                                                                                                         |
|  **Windows**                                                                                                                                                                    | [Guide](/keploy-explained/windows-wsl.md)                                                                                       | [Guide](/server/install/)                                                                                                       | - Use [WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install#install-wsl-command) `wsl --install`  - Windows 10 version 2004 and higher (Build 19041 and higher) or Windows 11  - Ensure that Docker Desktop version 4.25.2 or above is installed if you are following the Docker installation guide |
|  **Linux** |  |  | Linux kernel 5.15 or higher                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

On macOS and Windows, additional tools are required for Keploy due to the lack of native eBPF support.