diff --git a/doc/source/user/quickstart.rst b/doc/source/user/quickstart.rst
index 31870cca1376fe779b1eee21433e0e05751876ab..7913aa9f333e9d9d5124d329a3934acdbe2d6ed4 100644
--- a/doc/source/user/quickstart.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user/quickstart.rst
@@ -170,13 +170,19 @@ Install Kolla-ansible for deployment or evaluation
 
 #. Copy ``globals.yml`` and ``passwords.yml`` to ``/etc/kolla`` directory.
 
-   For CentOS, run:
+   If using a virtual environment:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      cp -r /path/to/virtualenv/share/kolla-ansible/etc_examples/kolla/* /etc/kolla
+
+   If not using a virtual environment on CentOS, run:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
       cp -r /usr/share/kolla-ansible/etc_examples/kolla/* /etc/kolla
 
-   For Ubuntu, run:
+   If not using a virtual environment on Ubuntu, run:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
@@ -185,13 +191,19 @@ Install Kolla-ansible for deployment or evaluation
 #. Copy ``all-in-one`` and ``multinode`` inventory files to
    the current directory.
 
-   For CentOS, run:
+   If using a virtual environment:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      cp /path/to/virtualenv/share/kolla-ansible/ansible/inventory/* .
+
+   If not using a virtual environment on CentOS, run:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
       cp /usr/share/kolla-ansible/ansible/inventory/* .
 
-   For Ubuntu, run:
+   If not using a virtual environment on Ubuntu, run:
 
    .. code-block:: console