# Redundancy with different OS

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-with-different-os/87580>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [March 19, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-with-different-os/87580 "2024-03-19T18:25:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jorge.galvez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@jorge.galvez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jorge.galvez)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-with-different-os/87580/1 "2024-03-19T18:25:00Z")

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Hello, maybe this sounds a bit odd but there it goes: Do you think it is possible to run Ignition Master and Redundant gateways in different OS? for example Windows and Linux? If yes, is there any documentation or testing paper about it?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-with-different-os/87580/2 "2024-03-19T18:31:12Z")

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It is possible, technically, but not officially supported or recommended.

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**Author:** ![jorge.galvez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@jorge.galvez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jorge.galvez)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/redundancy-with-different-os/87580/3 "2024-03-19T18:46:02Z")

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Thank you Paul!