Installation Windows

Before getting started, it is advised to read the introduction page to understand the prerequisites and concepts for running CrowdSec.

Install Security Engine

MSI Installer

We provide MSI installers for Windows. You can download the latest version from the release page

Download and run the installer, it will install CrowdSec as a service and start it.

Chocolatey

You can install CrowdSec using Chocolatey, a package manager for Windows.

choco install crowdsec

Install Remediation Component

Security Engine by itself is a detection engine, it will not block anything. You need to install a Remediation Component to enforce decisions

The Windows Firewall Remediation Component requires the .NET 6 runtime. Install it before running the Component or use our setup bundle to install it with the Component.

The runtime can be downloaded from Microsoft. Choose the "Console App" download.

MSI Installer

You can download either a MSI (containing only the component) or a setup bundle (containing the component and the .NET 6 runtime) from the github releases

Chocolatey

You can install CrowdSec using Chocolatey, a package manager for Windows.

choco install crowdsec-windows-firewall-bouncer

Next Steps?

Great, you now have CrowdSec installed on your system. Within the post installation steps you will find the next steps to configure and optimize your installation. You can also checkout the detailed documentation to find specific information on configuring for IIS and windows firewall.