diff --git a/Makefile.packaging b/Makefile.packaging
index 20c6796e648416362df2071b4209b6da6d08bfba..f17899669770e62b40960f96298b3458d823047e 100644
--- a/Makefile.packaging
+++ b/Makefile.packaging
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ include Makefile.packaging.distro_targets
 ## Other targets ##
 ###################
 .PHONY: docs
+
+# Build the documentation
+# Note that newly added RST files will likely not display on all documents'
+# navigation bar unless the docs/build folder is manually deleted.
 docs: env
 	env/bin/sphinx-build -b html docs/source docs/build/html
 	env/bin/sphinx-build -b texinfo docs/source docs/build/texinfo
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 75dbccb2b122cf8e7c49a92f29639a007b5d3c0f..b741865c9cf87101c8e87d1b72d06c97f2c65ce4 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ As a developer looking to get started with a contribution, see
    :maxdepth: 1
    :glob:
 
+   users/downloading_and_installing
    users/connecting_to_ldap
    users/setting_up_turn_stun
 
diff --git a/docs/source/intro/getting_started.rst b/docs/source/intro/getting_started.rst
index be183b2affedbff6fc07fe17b03798d3b4df9e65..87841a9f4e52c352eb0a5f3dcda5f45ecfefcd98 100644
--- a/docs/source/intro/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/source/intro/getting_started.rst
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ Getting Started
 
 To get started with Ring, you can install it from our repositories.
 Instructions on installing Ring can be found on the
-`download section <https://ring.cx/en/download>`_ of the Ring website.
+:ref:`Downloading and installing <downloading_and_installing>` section of the current
+documentation.
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diff --git a/docs/source/users/downloading_and_installing.rst b/docs/source/users/downloading_and_installing.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5a5eadd8ed1c9fd152fe6f07732f245c840f006b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/users/downloading_and_installing.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+.. _downloading_and_installing:
+
+Downloading and installing
+==========================
+
+In order to download and install Ring, first go to Ring’s
+`download page <https://ring.cx/en/download>`_ and select the appropriate
+platform for your software.
+
+For Gnome/Linux clients
+#######################
+
+Installing via the terminal
+---------------------------
+
+To install Ring from the terminal, you just need to follow these next steps:
+
+  1. Select your Linux distribution (e.g., Debian 8).
+  2. Copy the commands in the dark box and paste them in a terminal. It’s possible that you need root access for this.
+  3. Execute the commands.
+
+Installing using binary packages
+--------------------------------
+
+If you wish to use an installator and install Ring manually, go to Ring’s
+`manual installation <https://ring.cx/en/download/gnu-linux/manual>`_ page and
+follow these steps:
+
+  1. Select your Linux distribution from the drop-down list.
+  2. Download and execute the daemon installer.
+  3. Download and execute the client installer.
+
+
+Whether you install Ring via the terminal or binary packages, Ring should have
+been installed on your operating system and should appear in your applications
+list.
+
+Troubleshooting
+###############
+
+*This subsection is currently empty.*
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