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title: Starting a gateway instance
description: You can run a standalone gateway as a Windows service, a standalone Java application, or a Docker container, with or without a forward web proxy server.
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revdate: August 22, 2024
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  about-this-task: About this task
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# Starting a gateway instance

You can run a standalone gateway as a Windows service, a standalone Java application, or a Docker container, with or without a forward web proxy server.

## About this task

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|   | Stopping and starting a gateway instance doesn't cause any configuration issues, but the PingOne Gateway won't function until the instance is started again. |