# Add plugins from classpath in embedded Elasticsearch client node

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-plugins-from-classpath-in-embedded-elasticsearch-client-node/36269>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 3, 2015, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-plugins-from-classpath-in-embedded-elasticsearch-client-node/36269 "2015-12-03T10:10:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![marcoscarceles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marcoscarceles/32/6339_2.png) [@marcoscarceles](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/marcoscarceles)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2016, 1:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-plugins-from-classpath-in-embedded-elasticsearch-client-node/36269/7 "2016-02-17T13:08:39Z")

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Same issue here. Trying to load a local Node to run several automated tests used to work on previous versions by including the plugin jars in the classpath. How are we meant to load these on the configured plugins directory now?

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