# Installation

ExpanDrive Server Edition is available for Windows and Linux. Only Intel-based (x86 and x86\_64) systems are supported. ARM and other architectures are not supported at this time.

## Windows

Download the Windows MSI installer from the Server Edition page of the [web management console](/web-management-console.md). Both 64-bit and 32-bit builds are available.

The installer is machine-wide and requires administrative rights. It registers the ExpanDrive Server Edition Windows service and installs the required kernel driver. The web configuration UI at `http://localhost:28080` is available immediately after installation completes.

After installation, a setup prompt will ask you to [enter your server token](/expandrive-server-edition/setup.md#license-activation) to activate the instance.

### Silent Installation

The installer is a standard MSI package and supports `msiexec` command-line arguments for unattended deployment:

```powershell
msiexec /i windows_server_edition64_<version>.msi
```

A 32-bit build (`windows_server_edition32_<version>.msi`) is also available for systems that require it.

Common options:

* `/passive`: show progress only, no interactive prompts
* `/quiet`: run fully silently
* `/norestart`: do not restart automatically
* `/l*v <path>`: write a verbose install log

For headless or scripted activation after a silent install, see the [CLI activation option in Setup](/expandrive-server-edition/setup.md#license-activation).

### Windows Explorer Visibility

On a fresh Windows system, newly mounted drives may not appear in Windows Explorer for the currently signed-in user until that user signs out and signs back in.

## Linux

ExpanDrive Server Edition for Linux is distributed as native packages: `.deb` for Debian and Ubuntu based distributions, and `.rpm` for RHEL, Fedora, and CentOS based distributions. Download the package for your distribution from the Server Edition page of the [web management console](/web-management-console.md).

After installation completes, [activate your instance with your server token](/expandrive-server-edition/setup.md#license-activation).

### Debian and Ubuntu based distributions <a href="#debian-and-ubuntu-based-distributions" id="debian-and-ubuntu-based-distributions"></a>

Install the downloaded `.deb` package through your graphical installer, or from the command line:

```
sudo apt install ./exfs_<version>_amd64.deb
```

### RHEL, Fedora, and CentOS based distributions <a href="#rhel-fedora-and-centos-based-distributions" id="rhel-fedora-and-centos-based-distributions"></a>

Install the downloaded `.rpm` package with `yum`:

```
sudo yum localinstall ./exfs-<version>-0.x86_64.rpm
```

Or with `dnf` (Fedora 22 and above):

```
sudo dnf install ./exfs-<version>-0.x86_64.rpm
```


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