# Can I install Kibana as an Elasticsearch plugin?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-install-kibana-as-an-elasticsearch-plugin/50624>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 21, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-install-kibana-as-an-elasticsearch-plugin/50624 "2016-05-21T15:16:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ij888](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ij888/32/7362_2.png) [@Ij888](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ij888)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-install-kibana-as-an-elasticsearch-plugin/50624/1 "2016-05-21T15:16:53Z")

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I am trying to run `plugin install kibana` on my Elasticsearch v2.3.3 installation as a plugin (windows machine) but keep getting the `failed to download out of all possible locations` error message. I must be doing something wrong. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-install-kibana-as-an-elasticsearch-plugin/50624/2 "2016-05-21T16:05:31Z")

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Kibana isn't available as an Elasticsearch plugin. What makes you think it is?

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**Author:** ![Ij888](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ij888/32/7362_2.png) [@Ij888](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ij888)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-install-kibana-as-an-elasticsearch-plugin/50624/3 "2016-05-21T19:29:53Z")

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This video ([https://info.elastic.co/2016-03-AB-Test-Getting-Started-ES\_Video.html?aliId=41942463](https://info.elastic.co/2016-03-AB-Test-Getting-Started-ES_Video.html?aliId=41942463)) led me believe so. Anyways, I am trying to work it all out, so I gather me needs start Kibana separately while an instance of Elasticsearch is running. Only, I can't get to Sense..

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 4:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-install-kibana-as-an-elasticsearch-plugin/50624/4 "2016-05-23T04:04:12Z")

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KB was never officially installable as a plugin for ES.  
You could hack KB3 into ES 1.X, but that's about it.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-install-kibana-as-an-elasticsearch-plugin/50624/5 "2017-07-06T13:52:38Z")

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