added note on Docker for Windows in prerequisites (closes #215)

spujadas · Aug 9, 2018 · 01f7ab0 · 01f7ab0
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@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ To run a container using this image, you will need the following:
 
 	Install [Docker](https://docker.com/), either using a native package (Linux) or wrapped in a virtual machine (Windows, OS X – e.g. using [Boot2Docker](http://boot2docker.io/) or [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/)).
 
+	**Note** – As the *sebp/elk* image is based on a Linux image, users of Docker for Windows will need to ensure that [Docker is using Linux containers](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/#switch-between-windows-and-linux-containers).
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 - **A minimum of 4GB RAM assigned to Docker**
 
 	Elasticsearch alone needs at least 2GB of RAM to run.