# AWS instance plugin necessity

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-instance-plugin-necessity/80190>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 27, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-instance-plugin-necessity/80190 "2017-03-27T19:00:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-instance-plugin-necessity/80190/1 "2017-03-27T19:00:47Z")

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I am new to ES in Amazon. I created a instance in the cloud with red hat 7.3 (5.2.2 es). unable to bring up as service.. and no logs in the log folder. But able to bring up through console. Is it mandatory to install cloud plugin to bring up that instance as a service. What is the necessity for that plugin?? I don't need any security it's just a testing instance. But in the same instance I am bringing up my kibana also... I need kibana to access. Can anyone explain why we have to use that plugin

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Piggott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alex_piggott/32/11053_2.png) [@Alex\_Piggott](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alex_Piggott)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-instance-plugin-necessity/80190/2 "2017-03-27T19:27:25Z")

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Hi @Ravi_Shanker_Reddy

I'm moving this over to the Elasticsearch forum, you'll get better answers there (this forum is specifically for support on [Elastic Cloud](https://www.elastic.co/cloud))

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-instance-plugin-necessity/80190/3 "2017-03-27T20:08:54Z")

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No you don't need to install any plugin.

You need to read the logs, system logs, Elasticsearch logs...

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**Author:** ![Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-instance-plugin-necessity/80190/4 "2017-03-28T02:44:52Z")

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Can you please explain why we have to use that was plugin (for further reference)???

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-instance-plugin-necessity/80190/5 "2017-03-28T04:57:31Z")

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You don't have to use that plugin.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-instance-plugin-necessity/80190/6 "2017-03-31T04:57:34Z")

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