diff --git a/doc/getting-started.md b/doc/getting-started.md
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--- a/doc/getting-started.md
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@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Server side
 
+Start by installing soju via your distribution's [package manager].
+Alternatively, you can compile it from source (see the [README]).
+
 To create an admin user and start soju, run these commands:
 
     sojuctl create-user <soju username> -admin
@@ -51,5 +54,7 @@ and a workstation, you can setup each client to use the respective usernames
 `<soju username>/irc.libera.chat@laptop` and
 `<soju username>/irc.libera.chat@workstation`.
 
+[package manager]: https://repology.org/project/soju/versions
+[README]: ../README.md
 [man page]: https://soju.im/doc/soju.1.html#IRC_SERVICE
 [client list]: ../contrib/clients.md