diff --git a/docs/snap/tutorial/get-started.rst b/docs/snap/tutorial/get-started.rst
index fbd9662c..fb16777a 100644
--- a/docs/snap/tutorial/get-started.rst
+++ b/docs/snap/tutorial/get-started.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ Disable the default automatic Snap upgrades to prevent MicroCeph from being upda
 Initialise your cluster
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-Next, bootstrap your new Ceph storage cluster:
+Next, bootstrap your new Ceph storage cluster. During bootstrap,
+MicroCeph creates the initial cluster configuration and keys, registers
+the first node, and starts the core Ceph services that the rest of the
+cluster will build on:
 
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