# Heartbeat download for Windows is actually for Linux/Unix

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-download-for-windows-is-actually-for-linux-unix/302646
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** heartbeat
**Created:** [April 18, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-download-for-windows-is-actually-for-linux-unix/302646 "2022-04-18T21:16:41Z")
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### Author: ![paolovalladolid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@paolovalladolid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/paolovalladolid)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-download-for-windows-is-actually-for-linux-unix/302646/1 "2022-04-18T21:16:41Z")

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This page says to download the Windows zip file

> **[Heartbeat quick start: installation and configuration | Heartbeat Reference...](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/heartbeat/current/heartbeat-installation-configuration.html)**

But the download page does not have a zip file. It defaults to RPM

> **[Download Heartbeat • Uptime Monitoring & Elasticsearch | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/beats/heartbeat)**
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> Download Heartbeat, the open source shipper for monitoring uptime and services using Elasticsearch and Kibana.

I downloaded the RPM file to the Windows server and used 7Zip to extract it. The extracted file is a CPIO file. I extracted the CPIO file.

There is no install-service-heartbeat.ps1 file. The folder structure looks Linux-like

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### Author: ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-download-for-windows-is-actually-for-linux-unix/302646/2 "2022-04-18T22:03:50Z")

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Did you select the Windows x86\_64 version in the drop down menu?

I've just downloaded the windows zip file from that page.

If you want, the direct link is: `https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/heartbeat/heartbeat-8.1.2-windows-x86_64.zip`

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### Author: ![jkambic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jkambic/32/53306_2.png) [@jkambic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jkambic)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-download-for-windows-is-actually-for-linux-unix/302646/3 "2022-04-19T13:59:08Z")

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To the point of the original post, the first option in the download page is indeed RPM; you can use the dropdown selector to choose the Windows option to get an MSI installer, which should also install Heartbeat to the correct location.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/e/6/e6b1a29d91ca177ec884c1a11c62ac15ba5bbd25.jpeg)

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### Author: ![paolovalladolid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@paolovalladolid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/paolovalladolid)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-download-for-windows-is-actually-for-linux-unix/302646/4 "2022-04-19T14:20:08Z")

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> [@leandrojmp](#):
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> Did you select the Windows x86\_64 version in the drop down menu?

My apologies. I did not notice the scrollbar on the right side of the drop down menu.

I did indeed find the Windows ZIP version. It was at the very bottom of the meu.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-download-for-windows-is-actually-for-linux-unix/302646/5 "2022-05-17T16:20:13Z")

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