let s continue this discussion in this th

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< jordi> < Jaylen> let s continue this discussion in this thread

zwass · Answer

With 4 0 0 we did make some changes to the structure and naming of the release archives The NPM fleetctl package should handle this but there may be some remaining bugs

zwass · Answer

One thing I am unclear about is that the `Installing fleetctl 4 0 1 ` message comes from the NPM package while the message above states that `fleetctl` was downloaded in binary form Can you provide the exact commands that you ran and the output so that we can try to understand what may be going on

jordi · Answer

``` Install the Fleet command line tool sudo npm install g fleetctl Run a local demo of the Fleet server sudo fleetctl preview```

jordi · Answer

the ones in the github readme

Mike · Answer

I just hit this one too on macOS it s trying to download `` but it s `` on GitHub

zwass · Answer

Are you saying that you get this error when you run that command

Mike · Answer

```sudo fleetctl preview Installing fleetctl 4 0 1 Failed to install download archive <https github com fleetdm fleet releases download 4 0 1 fleetctl 4 0 1 macos tar gz> Request failed with status code 404```

zwass · Answer

What is your `npm version`

zwass · Answer

```docker run rm it node bash root ac6ea2b3c3b5 npm install g fleetctl added 22 packages and audited 23 packages in 1s 3 packages are looking for funding run `npm fund` for details found 0 vulnerabilities npm notice npm notice New minor version of npm available 7 18 1 gt 7 19 1 npm notice Changelog <https github com npm cli releases tag v7 19 1> npm notice Run npm install g npm 7 19 1 to update npm notice root ac6ea2b3c3b5 fleetctl version Installing fleetctl v4 0 1 Install completed fleetctl version 4 0 1 branch HEAD revision fed68fcb62b1fc79f2edc03056e28b5122a8ae2b build date 2021 07 01 build user runner go version go1 16 5```

zwass · Answer

That s in a Docker container On my mac I get this ``` ~ npm install g fleetctl changed 22 packages and audited 23 packages in 1s 3 packages are looking for funding run `npm fund` for details found 0 vulnerabilities ~ fleetctl version Installing fleetctl v4 0 1 Install completed fleetctl version 4 0 1 branch HEAD revision fed68fcb62b1fc79f2edc03056e28b5122a8ae2b build date 2021 07 01 build user runner go version go1 16 5```

zwass · Answer

I am wondering if `npm` might be stripping off the `v` prefix in some versions of `npm`

Mike · Answer

npm is at `6 12 0` on my mac I ll give it an update

zwass · Answer

Please let us know if that fixes it We can add a workaround as well as we d like to support any reasonable version of `npm` I m on 7 6 3 where it works

Mike · Answer

That was it Note you ve got to install fleetctl again `sudo npm install g fleetctl` before trying to run the preview thanks for the help < zwass>

jordi · Answer

same here I updated npm `6 14 13 7 19 1` and now it is working properly

zwass · Answer

Okay thank you both for the input I ve tracked an issue to resolve this <https github com fleetdm fleet issues 1335>

Jaylen · Answer

Do we need npm for a binary based installation also

Jaylen · Answer

Is there any alternative way to install fleet other than docker

Jason · Answer

you can install the binary on a VM

zwass · Answer

To be clear `fleetctl` available via NPM binary or container is the CLI client for the Fleet server If you want to install Fleet you ll need the Fleet server binary or container Fleet server binaries are available at <https github com fleetdm fleet releases tag v4 0 1>

Jaylen · Answer

Okay thanks