Setup guidance needed please - using my own server/MSSQL (not local)

I really need to get moving forward but need to understand the setup first. Want to use Node, not PHP

I have my own Windows 2018 server and MSSQL instance. Already use node on that server too.

1. Do I need any “docker” stuff running on my Mac?

2. I have created a database connection to my server (and thus I know how to point to a dev db vs. production). But this was through local installed Docker from Ken’s tutorial. Does Wappler update my Node files/routes/etc. on my server (for Production) for me or do I do the node part locally (for development) and copy the node files manually to my server? Very confused on setup.