diff --git a/docs/getting_started.md b/docs/getting_started.md
index b2ff0948..0c0239ee 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ extension.
 
 ## Running as a Systemd Service
 
-A [install script](/standalone_ubuntu_oss_install.sh) for the gateway shows
+An [install script](/standalone_ubuntu_oss_install.sh) for the gateway shows
 how to install NGINX from a package repository, checkout the gateway source, 
 and configure it using the supplied environment variables.
 
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ variables mentioned in the [configuration section](#configuration) into memory,
 and then execute the script. The script takes one optional parameter that 
 specifies the name of the branch to download files from.
 
+For example:
+```shell-session
+sudo env $(cat settings.example) ./standalone_ubuntu_oss_install.sh
+```
+
 ## Running in Containers
 
 ### Running the Public Open Source NGINX Container Image