diff --git a/docs/narr/install/quickstart.rst b/docs/narr/install/quickstart.rst
index 0fea804..84a491d 100644
--- a/docs/narr/install/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/install/quickstart.rst
@@ -22,35 +22,39 @@ Make a parent folder for all source code:
 
    mkdir -p ~/src
 
-Make a :term:`virtual environment` for your project:
+Make and activate a new :term:`virtual environment` for your project:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
    cd /path/to/envs
    python3 -m venv poser
+   source poser/bin/activate
 
 Make a new e.g. ``poser`` database in PostgreSQL (or MySQL).
 
-Install and run cookiecutter with wuttaweb template:
+Install and run `cookiecutter <https://cookiecutter.readthedocs.io/>`_
+with `wuttaweb template
+<https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/wutta/cookiecutter-wuttaweb>`_:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   cd /path/to/envs/poser
-   bin/pip install cookiecutter
-   bin/cookiecutter -o ~/src git+https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/wutta/cookiecutter-wuttaweb
+   pip install cookiecutter
+   cookiecutter -o ~/src git+https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/wutta/cookiecutter-wuttaweb
 
 Assuming you now have project code at ``~/src/poser`` then install
-that and run the app installer:
+that and run the app installer.  Note the 2nd command name will depend
+on your project:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   bin/pip install -e ~/src/poser
-   bin/poser install
+   pip install -e ~/src/poser
+   poser install
 
 If all goes well, you can run the web app with:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
+   cd /path/to/envs/poser
    bin/pserve --reload file+ini:app/web.conf
 
 And browse it at http://localhost:9080