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 ## Getting Started
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+### Requirements
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+- Minimum GLIBC version of 2.17 and a minimum version of GLIBCXX of 3.4.15.
+  - This is the main requirement for building Visual Studio Code. We cannot go lower than this.
+- A 64-bit host with at least 1GB RAM and 2 cores.
+   - 1 core hosts would work but not optimally.
+- Docker (for Docker versions of `code-server`).
+
 ### Run over SSH
 Use [sshcode](https://github.com/codercom/sshcode) for a simple setup.