diff --git a/user_docs/getting-started.md b/user_docs/getting-started.md
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@@ -6,15 +6,23 @@ This page walks you through building Relicario from source, creating your first
 
 ## 1. Build and install the CLI
 
-Relicario is currently distributed as source code, so you will need the Rust toolchain (`cargo`) installed. If you do not have it yet, visit [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs) and follow the instructions there.
+Relicario is currently distributed as source code, so you will need two things installed first:
+
+- **git** — to download the source code, and because Relicario stores and syncs your vault as a git repository. Get it from [git-scm.com](https://git-scm.com) or your system's package manager (`apt install git`, `brew install git`, and so on).
+- **The Rust toolchain** (`cargo`) — to build the program. If you do not have it yet, visit [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs) and follow the instructions there.
 
 Clone the Relicario repository, then build the CLI:
 
 ```bash
-# Fast debug build (good for trying things out)
+# 1. Download the source. Ask whoever set up Relicario for you for the
+#    repository URL — it points at your own Gitea or GitHub server.
+git clone <repository-url> relicario
+cd relicario
+
+# 2. Build it — a fast debug build for trying things out…
 cargo build -p relicario-cli
 
-# Optimized release build (recommended for everyday use)
+# …or an optimized release build, recommended for everyday use:
 cargo build --release -p relicario-cli
 ```