# Prometheus and Windows\_exporter on windows server

**URL:** <https://community.netdata.cloud/t/prometheus-and-windows-exporter-on-windows-server/4548>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** configuration, installation, agent\
**Created:** [August 14, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/prometheus-and-windows-exporter-on-windows-server/4548 "2023-08-14T06:52:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ubs\_netdata](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ubs_netdata/32/1172_2.png) [@ubs\_netdata](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ubs_netdata)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/prometheus-and-windows-exporter-on-windows-server/4548/1 "2023-08-14T06:52:56Z")

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Hello Support,

I’m new to Netdata. we have production servers running on Windows server 2019 std, I don’t want to deploy WSL on windows server. I want to monitor Windows hosts by utilizing the Prometheus exporter(Don’t want to use Netdata MSI installer.). Have installed the Prometheus and Windows\_exporter on one of the windows servers, Added the server IP in Prometheus.yml file but the windows node no showing up in the Netdata cloud. Please help me with how to claim the Windows node to netdata cloud and how to monitor the windows servers using Prometheus windows exporter.

Regards.  
Dhananjay

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**Author:** ![andrewm4894](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/andrewm4894/32/125_2.png) [@andrewm4894](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/andrewm4894)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/prometheus-and-windows-exporter-on-windows-server/4548/2 "2023-08-15T17:58:56Z")

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I think the supported approach at the moment is to have one non windows node that scrapes the windows exporter machines

[integrations docs](https://app.netdata.cloud/spaces/netdata-demo/rooms/all-nodes/overview#metrics_correlation=false&after=-900&before=0&utc=Europe%2FLondon&offset=%2B1&timezoneName=Edinburgh%2C%20London&modal=&modalTab=&modalParams=&selectedIntegrationCategory=deploy.operating-systems&integrationsModalOpen=true&selectedIntegrationTab=&selectedIntegration=deploy-windows&d8a4e0c5-7c79-4145-900e-83a9f06fcb6a--chartName=menu_system)

so the one node you want to install NC on - is that linux, or maybe even in wsl should work too i think.