diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 297e101..3f8aae0 100644
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -197,22 +197,27 @@ echo "  Data dir:     ${DATA_DIR}/"
 echo ""
 echo "=================================================================="
 echo ""
-echo "  Next steps:"
+echo "  Next steps (run from workstation):"
 echo ""
-echo "  1. Start Gitea:"
-echo "       sudo -u ${SERVICE_USER} docker compose -f ${REPO_DIR}/gitea/docker-compose.yml up -d"
+echo "  1. Pull recovered compose files back to workstation:"
+echo "       rsync -av hetzner_root:${REPO_DIR}/umami/docker-compose.yml ~/Projects/server-infra/umami/"
+echo "       rsync -av hetzner_root:${REPO_DIR}/reverse-proxy/docker-compose.yml ~/Projects/server-infra/reverse-proxy/"
+echo ""
+echo "  2. Commit recovered files:"
+echo "       cd ~/Projects/server-infra"
+echo "       git add umami/docker-compose.yml reverse-proxy/docker-compose.yml"
+echo "       git commit -m 'chore: recover compose files from running containers'"
+echo ""
+echo "  3. Start Gitea:"
+echo "       ssh hetzner_root 'sudo -u ${SERVICE_USER} docker compose -f ${REPO_DIR}/gitea/docker-compose.yml up -d'"
 echo "       # Web installer at http://${SERVER_IP}:3000"
 echo "       # Set ROOT_URL to your public domain (e.g. https://git.yourdomain.com)"
 echo ""
-echo "  2. Add proxy host in nginx proxy manager:"
-echo "       Forward hostname → ${SERVER_IP}:3000"
+echo "  4. Add proxy host in nginx proxy manager → ${SERVER_IP}:3000"
 echo ""
-echo "  3. Commit recovered compose files and push to Gitea:"
-echo "       cd ${REPO_DIR}"
-echo "       sudo -u ${SERVICE_USER} git add umami/docker-compose.yml reverse-proxy/docker-compose.yml"
-echo "       sudo -u ${SERVICE_USER} git commit -m 'chore: recover compose files'"
-echo "       sudo -u ${SERVICE_USER} git remote add origin https://git.yourdomain.com/youruser/server-infra.git"
-echo "       sudo -u ${SERVICE_USER} git push -u origin master"
+echo "  5. Push repo to Gitea:"
+echo "       ssh hetzner_root 'sudo -u ${SERVICE_USER} git -C ${REPO_DIR} remote add origin https://git.yourdomain.com/youruser/server-infra.git'"
+echo "       ssh hetzner_root 'sudo -u ${SERVICE_USER} git -C ${REPO_DIR} push -u origin master'"
 echo ""
 echo "=================================================================="
 echo ""