diff --git a/core/metrics/insights.go b/core/metrics/insights.go
index f4f8738e7..010c24c28 100644
--- a/core/metrics/insights.go
+++ b/core/metrics/insights.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
@@ -160,6 +161,13 @@ var staticData = sync.OnceValue(func() insights.Data {
 	data.Build.Settings, data.Build.GoVersion = buildInfo()
 	data.OS.Containerized = consts.InContainer
 
+	// Install info
+	packageFilename := filepath.Join(conf.Server.DataFolder, ".package")
+	packageFileData, err := os.ReadFile(packageFilename)
+	if err == nil {
+		data.OS.Package = string(packageFileData)
+	}
+
 	// OS info
 	data.OS.Type = runtime.GOOS
 	data.OS.Arch = runtime.GOARCH
diff --git a/core/metrics/insights/data.go b/core/metrics/insights/data.go
index 105a6218e..c46eb8743 100644
--- a/core/metrics/insights/data.go
+++ b/core/metrics/insights/data.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Data struct {
 		Containerized bool   `json:"containerized"`
 		Arch          string `json:"arch"`
 		NumCPU        int    `json:"numCPU"`
+		Package       string `json:"package,omitempty"`
 	} `json:"os"`
 	Mem struct {
 		Alloc      uint64 `json:"alloc"`
diff --git a/release/goreleaser.yml b/release/goreleaser.yml
index f71c38f31..30c0d6f3b 100644
--- a/release/goreleaser.yml
+++ b/release/goreleaser.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ nfpms:
           owner: navidrome
           group: navidrome
 
+      - src: release/linux/.package.rpm  # contents: "rpm"
+        dst: /var/lib/navidrome/.package
+        type: "config|noreplace"
+        packager: rpm
+      - src: release/linux/.package.deb  # contents: "deb"
+        dst: /var/lib/navidrome/.package
+        type: "config|noreplace"
+        packager: deb
+
     scripts:
       preinstall: "release/linux/preinstall.sh"
       postinstall: "release/linux/postinstall.sh"
diff --git a/release/linux/.package.deb b/release/linux/.package.deb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..811c85f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/linux/.package.deb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+deb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/release/linux/.package.rpm b/release/linux/.package.rpm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c88ef3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/linux/.package.rpm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rpm
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/release/wix/build_msi.sh b/release/wix/build_msi.sh
index 9fc008446..7e595311e 100755
--- a/release/wix/build_msi.sh
+++ b/release/wix/build_msi.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ cp "${DOWNLOAD_FOLDER}"/extracted_ffmpeg/${FFMPEG_FILE}/bin/ffmpeg.exe "$MSI_OUT
 cp "$WORKSPACE"/LICENSE "$WORKSPACE"/README.md "$MSI_OUTPUT_DIR"
 cp "$BINARY" "$MSI_OUTPUT_DIR"
 
+# package type indicator file
+echo "msi" > "$MSI_OUTPUT_DIR/.package"
+
 # workaround for wixl WixVariable not working to override bmp locations
 cp "$WORKSPACE"/release/wix/bmp/banner.bmp /usr/share/wixl-*/ext/ui/bitmaps/bannrbmp.bmp
 cp "$WORKSPACE"/release/wix/bmp/dialogue.bmp /usr/share/wixl-*/ext/ui/bitmaps/dlgbmp.bmp
diff --git a/release/wix/navidrome.wxs b/release/wix/navidrome.wxs
index ec8b164e8..8ebba4632 100644
--- a/release/wix/navidrome.wxs
+++ b/release/wix/navidrome.wxs
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@
 
 				</Directory>
 			</Directory>
+
+			<Directory Id="ND_DATAFOLDER" name="[ND_DATAFOLDER]">
+				<Component Id='PackageFile' Guid='9eec0697-803c-4629-858f-20dc376c960b' Win64="$(var.Win64)">
+					<File Id='package' Name='.package' DiskId='1' Source='.package' KeyPath='no' />
+				</Component>
+			</Directory>
 		</Directory>
 
 		<InstallUISequence>
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@
 			<ComponentRef Id='Configuration'/>
 			<ComponentRef Id='MainExecutable' />
 			<ComponentRef Id='FFMpegExecutable' />
+			<ComponentRef Id='PackageFile' />
 		</Feature>
 	</Product>
 </Wix>