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Install zrok in Windows

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  1. In PowerShell, change to the directory where you downloaded zrok.

    cd "$env:USERPROFILE\Downloads"

  2. In PowerShell, install zrok in your home directory (bin\zrok.exe), and permanently set the executable search path.

    $binDir = Join-Path -Path $env:USERPROFILE -ChildPath "bin"
    New-Item -Path $binDir -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    $latest = Get-ChildItem -Path .\zrok*windows*.tar.gz | Sort-Object LastWriteTime | Select-Object -Last 1
    tar -xf $latest.FullName -C $binDir zrok.exe
    $currentPath = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)
    if ($currentPath -notlike "*$binDir*") {
        $newPath = "$currentPath;$binDir"
        [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', $newPath, [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)
        $env:Path = $newPath
    }

  3. With the zrok executable in your path, you can then execute the zrok directly.

    zrok version
    Output

     _____ __ ___ | | __
    |_  / '__/ _ \| |/ /
     / /| | | (_) |   <
    /___|_|  \___/|_|\_\

    v0.4.0 [c889005]

Wintun for zrok VPN​

On Windows, you must install Wintun to use zrok's VPN backend mode. See the VPN guide for more details.