docs: use "build machine" and "deployment server" consistently in getting-started (#797)

doc/source/getting_started.rst

@@ -16,15 +16,16 @@ You will need the following:
 
 -  Control over a domain through a DNS provider of your choice.
 
--  A Debian 12 server with reachable SMTP/SUBMISSIONS/IMAPS/HTTPS ports.
+-  A Debian 12 **deployment server** with reachable SMTP/SUBMISSIONS/IMAPS/HTTPS ports.
    IPv6 is encouraged if available. Chatmail relay servers only require
    1GB RAM, one CPU, and perhaps 10GB storage for a few thousand active
    chatmail addresses.
 
--  Key-based SSH authentication to the root user. You must add a
-   passphrase-protected private key to your local ssh-agent because you
-   can’t type in your passphrase during deployment. (An ed25519 private
-   key is required due to an `upstream bug in
+-  A Linux or Unix **build machine** with key-based SSH access to the root
+   user of the deployment server.
+   You must add a passphrase-protected private key to your local ssh-agent because you
+   can’t type in your passphrase during deployment.
+   (An ed25519 private key is required due to an `upstream bug in
    paramiko <https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko/issues/2191>`_)
 
 
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ Setup with ``scripts/cmdeploy``
 We use ``chat.example.org`` as the chatmail domain in the following
 steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
 
-1. Setup the initial DNS records. The following is an example in the
+1. Setup the initial DNS records for your deployment server.
+   The following is an example in the
    familiar BIND zone file format with a TTL of 1 hour (3600 seconds).
    Please substitute your domain and IP addresses.
 
@@ -54,20 +56,20 @@ steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
        cd relay
        scripts/initenv.sh
 
-3. On your local PC, create chatmail configuration file
+3. On your local build machine (PC), create a chatmail configuration file
    ``chatmail.ini``:
 
    ::
 
        scripts/cmdeploy init chat.example.org  # <-- use your domain
 
-4. Verify that SSH root login to your remote server works:
+4. Verify that SSH root login to the deployment server server works:
 
    ::
 
        ssh root@chat.example.org  # <-- use your domain
 
-5. From your local PC, deploy the remote chatmail relay server:
+5. From your local build machine, setup and configure the remote deployment server:
 
    ::
 
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
 Other helpful commands
 ----------------------
 
-To check the status of your remotely running chatmail service:
+To check the status of your deployment server running the chatmail service:
 
 ::
 
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ Disable automatic address creation
 --------------------------------------------------------
 
 If you need to stop address creation, e.g. because some script is wildly
-creating addresses, login with ssh and run:
+creating addresses, login with ssh to the deployment machine and run:
 
 ::
 
@@ -166,11 +168,12 @@ creating addresses, login with ssh and run:
 
 Chatmail address creation will be denied while this file is present.
 
-Migrating to a new deployment machine
+
+Migrating to a new build machine
 ----------------------------------
 
-To move or add a deployment machine, keep a copy of a working ``chatmail.ini``,
-clone the relay repo on the new machine, and recreate ``chatmail.ini`` there.
+To move or add a build machine,
+clone the relay repository on the new build machine, and copy the ``chatmail.ini`` file from the old build machine.
 Make sure ``rsync`` is installed, then initialize the environment:
 
 ::
@@ -184,5 +187,5 @@ Run safety checks before a new deployment:
    ./scripts/cmdeploy dns
    ./scripts/cmdeploy status
 
-If you keep multiple deployment machines (ie laptop and desktop), keep ``chatmail.ini`` in sync between
+If you keep multiple build machines (ie laptop and desktop), keep ``chatmail.ini`` in sync between
 them.