diff --git a/doc/book/cookbook/binary-packages.md b/doc/book/cookbook/binary-packages.md
index 606de2b68..0a6ad8fcf 100644
--- a/doc/book/cookbook/binary-packages.md
+++ b/doc/book/cookbook/binary-packages.md
@@ -7,10 +7,23 @@ Garage is also available in binary packages on:
 
 ## Alpine Linux
 
+If you use Alpine Linux, you can simply install the
+[garage](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages?name=garage) package from the
+Alpine Linux repositories (available since v3.17):
+
 ```bash
-apk install garage
+apk add garage
 ```
 
+The default configuration file is installed to `/etc/garage.toml`. You can run
+Garage using: `rc-service garage start`. If you don't specify `rpc_secret`, it
+will be automatically replaced with a random string on the first start.
+
+Please note that this package is built without Consul discovery, Kubernetes
+discovery, OpenTelemetry exporter, and K2V features (K2V will be enabled once
+it's stable).
+
+
 ## Arch Linux
 
 Garage is available in the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/garage).
diff --git a/doc/book/quick-start/_index.md b/doc/book/quick-start/_index.md
index 46aaa9bc0..4f974ea57 100644
--- a/doc/book/quick-start/_index.md
+++ b/doc/book/quick-start/_index.md
@@ -35,30 +35,14 @@ Place this binary somewhere in your `$PATH` so that you can invoke the `garage`
 command directly (for instance you can copy the binary in `/usr/local/bin`
 or in `~/.local/bin`).
 
+You may also check whether your distribution already includes a
+[binary package for Garage](@/documentation/cookbook/binary-packages.md).
+
 If a binary of the last version is not available for your architecture,
 or if you want a build customized for your system,
 you can [build Garage from source](@/documentation/cookbook/from-source.md).
 
 
-### Alpine Linux
-
-If you use Alpine Linux, you can simply install the
-[garage](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages?name=garage) package from the
-Alpine Linux repositories (available since v3.17):
-
-```bash
-apk add garage
-```
-
-The default configuration file is installed to `/etc/garage.toml`. You can run
-Garage using: `rc-service garage start`. If you don't specify `rpc_secret`, it
-will be automatically replaced with a random string on the first start.
-
-Please note that this package is built without Consul discovery, Kubernetes
-discovery, OpenTelemetry exporter, and K2V features (K2V will be enabled once
-it's stable).
-
-
 ## Configuring and starting Garage
 
 ### Generating a first configuration file