diff --git a/docs/getting-started-installation.md b/docs/getting-started-installation.md
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--- a/docs/getting-started-installation.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started-installation.md
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ We have created an easy script that will get all of the infrastructure set up fo
 
     > You have to be on Node >= 8.x and Yarn >= 1.5.
 
-1.  Change directory to the root of your project's GitHub repo.
+1.  Create a project, if none exists, and change your the directory to this project's root.
 
     You will be creating the docs in this directory. The root directory may
     contain other files. The Docusaurus installation script will create two new
     directories: `docs-examples-from-docusaurus` and `website`.
 
+    > Commonly, either an existing or newly created GitHub project will be the location for your Docusaurus site, but that is not mandatory to use Docusaurus.
+
 1.  Run the Docusaurus installation script: `npx docusaurus-init`.
 
     > If you don't have Node 8.2+ or if you prefer to install Docusaurus globally, run `yarn global add docusaurus-init` or `npm install --global docusaurus-init`. After that, run `docusaurus-init`.