docs: make python 3.12 and docker requirement more present

README.md

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ Start Admyral to access the frontend, execute workflows using Admyral's scalable
 $ admyral up
 ```
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Admyral is built with Python 3.12 and requires Docker to be installed on your machine. \
+> If you don't have Docker installed, you can download it [here](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/). \
+> If you don't have Python 3.12 installed, you can download it [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/) or use your favorite package manager (e.g., `brew`).
+
 More instructions on self-hosting with Docker can be found [here](https://docs.admyral.dev/docker), and for the development setup, click [here](https://docs.admyral.dev/development_setup).
 
 ## Simple, reliable Security Engineering using Admyral's Python SDK

docs/pages/quickstart.mdx

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ This quickstart helps you to create your first workflow within Admyral. The work
 
 **Prerequisites**:
 
--   Python 3.12
--   Docker
+-   Python 3.12 (Download [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/) or use your favorite package manager, such as `brew`)
+-   [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/get-docker/)
 
 ## Getting Started
 
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ You can create your first workflow within less than 10 minutes:
 </Callout>
 
 <Steps>
+### Step 0: Verify your Setup
+
+Admyral requires Python 3.12 to be installed. You can check whether you have Python 3.12 installed by running the following:
+
+```bash
+python --version
+```
+
+Additionally, Docker must be installed and should be running. You can verify that Docker is installed and the Docker daemon is running by executing the following command:
+
+```bash
+docker ps
+```
+
 ### Step 1: Installing and Starting Admyral
 
 To install Admyral, simply install the Admyral pip package using your favorite dependency management tool: