Windows Installer not not working

[AmodeusR]

I downloaded Cloudfared windows installer, both 32 and 64 bits, but none of them worked, it just open a blank terminal and that's it. Am I doing something wrong, or...?

[sudarshan-reddy]

Did you download the .exe or .msi?

[PaddeCraft]

I had the same problem with the .exe file, the .msi worked.

[AmodeusR]

On the installation page it offers only two option for Windows and both are .exe files for what I could find.

Edit.: Ok, I just found the .msi installer in the release page. They could include the .msi download files on the documentation page as well...

[sudarshan-reddy]

That's a fair argument. We will do that. If you want, you can submit a PR similar to cloudflare/cloudflare-docs#1977 as well.

[sudarshan-reddy]

I had the same problem with the .exe file, the .msi worked.

Can you give more details? The .msi file installs the same .exe file as the download.

[PaddeCraft]

The .exe file opened a blank console window running in a temporary directory.
Now that I installed cloudflared it instantly closes.

[sudarshan-reddy]

Did you click on it or run it in cmd like cloudflared tunnel create/run ?

[PaddeCraft]

I clicked on the installer.

[sudarshan-reddy]

Just to reiterate, the exe is not the installer. The .msi installs an .exe. So with the if you click the .exe it will yield the exact behaviour you are describing. Check the windows mod in : https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/install-and-setup/tunnel-guide#1-download-and-install-cloudflared

[PaddeCraft]

Oh, i didn't notice. The exe file works like the cloudflared command line. I thought it was an installer...
I should´ve read the documentation a bit more...

[sudarshan-reddy]

No worries at all. Hope you enjoy using it. :)

[AmodeusR]

Just a quick question here, if I may... Do I need to have a domain to use Cloudfared?

[abelinkinbio]

@AmodeusR it's not a requirement, but it's recommended.

If you're simply testing Tunnels to see if this is the right solution for your team, you can use Quick Tunnels without the need for a zone (domain) or account.

However, if you're planning to use Tunnels in production, we'd recommend creating an account and adding a zone for a better end-to-end experience.

[TonnyWildeman]

Sorry to respond here. Perhaps a new feature request or similar would be better.

I made the same mistake in assuming the .exe is also an installer. I think the internet standard name for these types of executables is Portable. So, a rename for the Type in the table on the downloads page would clear things up.

FYI: if you zip the .exe. The size shrinks to around 17mb. Probably the .exe is delivered zipped at the protocol layer. But that requires processing power, everytime. So maybe, it would be better to deliver the portable executable in a zip. And turn of zip on the protocol layer for zipped files.

[Jarrettgohh]

In Windows, I didn't go through the steps as mentioned in the link sent by @sudarshan-reddy. I simply downloaded the .exe file provided, changed the name of the .exe file to cloudflared.exe (or whatever relevant for yourself), changed directory to the downloads folder, and created a tunnel using: .\cloudflared.exe tunnel

[DavidBendahan]

For me I needed to be in the C:\Program Files (x86)\cloudflared directory in order to install:

[TonnyWildeman]

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@DavidBendahan What are you using for your pwsh terminal coloring, etc.?
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[DavidBendahan]

Hi @TonnyWildeman , I'm using oh-my-posh, adding here the Installation tutorial link 👍