Installing PingFederate
You can install PingFederate on Windows and Linux operating systems.
Install PingFederate using the following methods:
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Install PingFederate on a Windows system by running the installer for Windows or by extracting the distribution .ziparchive. Using the installer for Windows is the preferred method.
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Install PingFederate on a Linux system by extracting the distribution .ziparchive.
| This documentation refers to the installation directory path where the  | 
| To avoid future problems with automated upgrades, do not rename the installed  If you are installing multiple instances of PingFederate on the same machine, such as a console node and an engine node in a clustered environment, install each instance using a unique  If you are upgrading an existing PingFederate environment, see Upgrading PingFederate. | 
Click the corresponding tabs for your preferred installation method.