diff --git a/src/bin/sdlan/main.rs b/src/bin/sdlan/main.rs
index 5a2da9c..6f519a5 100644
--- a/src/bin/sdlan/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/sdlan/main.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ async fn main() {
             token: "".to_owned(),
             allow_p2p: true,
         }, tx,
+        &sdlan_rs::get_install_channel(),
     ).await;
 
     let _ = rx.recv();
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b49db8f..7bffba8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc::channel;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{debug, error};
 pub use utils::{CommandLine, CommandLineInput};
+pub use network::get_install_channel;
 
 use sdlan_sn_rs::{
     peer::SdlanSock,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ use sdlan_sn_rs::{
 pub async fn run_sdlan(
     args: CommandLine,
     sender: std::sync::mpsc::Sender<bool>,
+    install_channel: &str,
     // start_stop_sender: Sender<String>,
     // start_stop_receiver: Receiver<String>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
@@ -37,8 +39,9 @@ pub async fn run_sdlan(
     debug!("edge inited");
 
     let cancel = CancellationToken::new();
+    let install_chan = install_channel.to_owned();
     tokio::spawn(async move {
-        if let Err(e) = async_main("linux".to_owned(), args, start_stop_chan, cancel).await {
+        if let Err(e) = async_main(install_chan, args, start_stop_chan, cancel).await {
             error!("failed to run async main: {}", e.as_str());
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/network/mod.rs b/src/network/mod.rs
index 92435c4..05cc51e 100644
--- a/src/network/mod.rs
+++ b/src/network/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub use packet::*;
 #[cfg_attr(target_os = "linux", path = "tun_linux.rs")]
 #[cfg_attr(target_os = "windows", path = "tun_win.rs")]
 mod tun;
+pub use tun::get_install_channel;
 
 mod device;
 
diff --git a/src/network/tun_linux.rs b/src/network/tun_linux.rs
index 7c275b4..958621a 100644
--- a/src/network/tun_linux.rs
+++ b/src/network/tun_linux.rs
@@ -124,3 +124,7 @@ impl Iface {
         (&self.fd).write(content)
     }
 }
+
+pub fn get_install_channel() -> String {
+    "linux".to_owned()
+}
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diff --git a/src/network/tun_win.rs b/src/network/tun_win.rs
index c75193c..40a26e8 100644
--- a/src/network/tun_win.rs
+++ b/src/network/tun_win.rs
@@ -93,3 +93,7 @@ pub fn new_iface(name: &str, _mode: Mode) -> Iface {
     create_wintun("./wintun.dll", name)
     // Ok(Box::new(create_wintun("/path/to/file")))
 }
+
+pub fn get_install_channel() -> String {
+    "windows".to_owned()
+}
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