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@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ RailianceHosts is an open-source control repo that provisions and manages server
 
 ## Quickstart
 
+0. **Clone**: clone the repo
 1. **Install**: terraform >= 1.7, ansible >= 2.16, age, sops.
 2. **Generate master key (age)** and put the **private key** in your password manager. Save the **public key** to `keys/age.pub`.
 3. **Create Hetzner Project** + API token and store it (encrypted) in `inventory/group_vars/secrets.sops.yaml` under `ops.hcloud_token`.
@@ -17,6 +18,17 @@ RailianceHosts is an open-source control repo that provisions and manages server
 
 See inline comments across the repo for details. Remember to **encrypt secrets** with SOPS before committing.
 
+## 🚀 Getting Started
+
+First, clone this repository to your workstation:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://<your-gitea-host>/coulomb/railliance-hosts.git
+cd railiance-hosts
+```
+
+
+
 ## 🔑 Secrets Management
 
 This project uses [SOPS](https://github.com/getsops/sops) with [age](https://age-encryption.org) for secret encryption.