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title: Installing PingFederate
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# Installing PingFederate

You can install PingFederate on Windows and Linux operating systems.

Install PingFederate using the following methods:

* Install PingFederate on a Windows system by running the installer for Windows or by extracting the distribution `.zip` archive. Using the installer for Windows is the preferred method.

* Install PingFederate on a Linux system by extracting the distribution `.zip` archive.

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|   | This documentation refers to the installation directory path where the `pingfederate` directory is located as *\<pf\_install>*. For example, `<pf_install>/pingfederate/bin`. |

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|   | To avoid future problems with automated upgrades, do not rename the installed `pingfederate` directory.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 `<pf_install>` directory.If you are upgrading an existing PingFederate environment, see [Upgrading PingFederate](../upgrading_pingfederate/pf_upgrade_pf.html). |

Click the corresponding tabs for your preferred installation method.