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title: "Installing CephFS Client Software on Windows"
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updated: 2026-07-07T04:58:43Z
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# Installing CephFS Client Software on Windows

The official CephFS documentation for installing on Windows can be found here: [https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/install/windows-install/](https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/install/windows-install/)

We will give a quick summary of the process.

## Prerequisites

IMPORTANT: YOUR SERVER WILL NOT BOOT AFTER CEPHFS INSTALL IF YOU HAVE ENABLED SECURE BOOT

- **Secure boot must be disabled before you start the installation.**
- Download Dokany: [https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany/releases/download/v1.5.1.1000/DokanSetup.exe](https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany/releases/download/v1.5.1.1000/DokanSetup.exe)  
(The minimum supported Dokany version is 1.3.1. Please use 1.5.1.100 as linked above. Any 2.0+ version is currently unsupported.)
- Download the latest Ceph for Windows Binary [https://cloudbase.it/ceph-for-windows/](https://cloudbase.it/ceph-for-windows/)

## Installation

#### Install Dokany

First, install Dokany by double clicking the DokanSetup.exe program. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1664149671616.png)

Installing...

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1664149689819.png)

Completed...

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1664149711076.png)

Install CephFS

Double click the CephFS installer ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1664149857933.png)

Accept the terms. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1664149875233.png)

Ensure it will install both components (Ceph CLI and Windows Ceph RBD driver).

Click Next

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1664149901477.png)

Click Install.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1664149927262.png)

Accept the driver installation.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1664150066035.png)

Installation Completed.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-1664150083775.png)

ImportantYou'll need to restart Windows for the RBD / Ceph driver to work correctly.  
**Please restart Windows before you proceed with any further guides.**

Continue your CephFS configuration with the following guide:

[Mount a CephFS share to a folder in Windows](/v1/docs/mount-a-cephfs-share-to-a-folder-in-windows)