diff --git a/bin/quickstart.sh b/bin/quickstart.sh
index e5e4ed69..14634a40 100755
--- a/bin/quickstart.sh
+++ b/bin/quickstart.sh
@@ -1,35 +1,64 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
 
+function die() {
+    echo "$1"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+rpm -qv composer >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+    test ! -z "$(which composer 2>/dev/null)" || \
+    die "Is composer installed?"
+
+rpm -qv docker-compose >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+    test ! -z "$(which docker-compose 2>/dev/null)" || \
+    die "Is docker-compose installed?"
+
+rpm -qv npm >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+    test ! -z "$(which npm 2>/dev/null)" || \
+    die "Is npm installed?"
+
+rpm -qv php >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+    test ! -z "$(which php 2>/dev/null)" || \
+    die "Is php installed?"
+
+rpm -qv php-ldap >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+    test ! -z "$(php --ini | grep ldap)" || \
+    die "Is php-ldap installed?"
+
+rpm -qv php-mysqlnd >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+    test ! -z "$(php --ini | grep mysql)" || \
+    die "Is php-mysqlnd installed?"
+
 base_dir=$(dirname $(dirname $0))
 
 bin/regen-certs
 
 docker pull kolab/centos7:latest
 
 docker-compose down
 docker-compose build
 
 docker-compose up -d kolab mariadb redis
 
 pushd ${base_dir}/src/
 composer install
 npm install
 find bootstrap/cache/ -type f ! -name ".gitignore" -delete
 cp .env.example .env
 ./artisan key:generate
 ./artisan jwt:secret -f
 ./artisan clear-compiled
 ./artisan cache:clear
 npm run dev
 popd
 
 docker-compose up -d worker
 
 pushd ${base_dir}/src/
 rm -rf database/database.sqlite
 php -dmemory_limit=512M ./artisan migrate:refresh --seed
 ./artisan serve
 popd