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Expand Up @@ -45,14 +45,22 @@ On Linux and macOS you can also install the hcloud CLI using Homebrew:
brew install hcloud
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### 1.4 Installation using scoop
### 1.4 Installation in Windows using winget or scoop
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### 1.4 Installation in Windows using winget or scoop
### 1.4 Installation on Windows using winget or scoop


On Windows, you can install `hcloud` using scoop:
On Windows, you can install `hcloud` using winget (Windows Package Manager) or scoop:

```bash
winget install HetznerCloud.CLI
```

```bash
scoop install hcloud
```

> [!NOTE]
> The WinGet package entry is not maintained by Hetzner but points to the official releases in GitHub
> See: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/h/HetznerCloud/CLI

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On Windows, you can install `hcloud` using winget (Windows Package Manager) or scoop:
```bash
winget install HetznerCloud.CLI
```
```bash
scoop install hcloud
```
> [!NOTE]
> The WinGet package entry is not maintained by Hetzner but points to the official releases in GitHub
> See: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/h/HetznerCloud/CLI
> [!WARNING]
> The WinGet package entry is not maintained by Hetzner, but the maintainers point to our official releases on GitHub
> See: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/h/HetznerCloud/CLI
On Windows, you can install `hcloud` using winget (Windows Package Manager) or scoop:
```bash
winget install HetznerCloud.CLI
```
```bash
scoop install hcloud
```

I would like to make this a warning and move it above the installation command. The user should read this carefully.

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Maybe it would make sense to add that versions might be late or can be skipped entirely. Looking at the repo, for example v1.56.0 is missing: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/h/HetznerCloud/CLI

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Alternatively we could release winget packages ourselves, like it was already requested: #958

### 1.5 Using hcloud with Docker

Instead of installing hcloud on the host, you can also use our docker image at `hetznercloud/cli`.
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