Why did the file format change at v12.1.1 from .zip to a .gz with a .tar inside when Windows can’t open them natively? I have to re-package before copying to the server.
Which Windows version are you using?
In latest Windows versions the following should work natively in the command line:
tar -xvzf grafana_12.1.1_16903967602_windows_amd64.tar.gz
Get the version 12.1.3, it is zip file.
It is indeed off it only shows tar, probably a bundling error which is most probably automated ci.cd
We use 7zip so it works but not windows native