From ad0e063776c3d6ee993dfe04fd0e5dd75f770f9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: andrechalella Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 18:30:45 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update README to clarify installer behavior wrt firewall (#2417) Signed-off-by: andrechalella --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9f1f4f61..66572cc9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ The latest release can be downloaded from the [releases page](https://github.com All binaries and installation packages are signed with an self-signed certificate. The public key can be found [here](https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/blob/master/installer/codesign.cer). Once import into the trusted root certificate store, the binaries and installation packages will be trusted. -Each release provides a .msi installer. The installer will setup the windows_exporter as a Windows service, as well as create an exception in the Windows Firewall. +Each release provides a .msi installer. The installer will setup the windows_exporter as a Windows service, and may create an exception in the Windows Firewall (see example below). If the installer is run without any parameters, the exporter will run with default settings for enabled collectors, ports, etc.