# Can't install plugins with custom config path after upgrading to Elasticsearch 5.0
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-plugins-with-custom-config-path-after-upgrading-to-elasticsearch-5-0/64772
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 2, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-plugins-with-custom-config-path-after-upgrading-to-elasticsearch-5-0/64772 "2016-11-02T21:07:03Z")
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### Author:  [@strootman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/strootman)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-plugins-with-custom-config-path-after-upgrading-to-elasticsearch-5-0/64772/1 "2016-11-02T21:07:03Z")
The [ES Plugins Docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/5.0/_other_command_line_parameters.html#_custom_config_directory) state that you can use `-Epath.conf=/path/to/custom/config/dir`.
From `ES_HOME`, I've tried the following;
```
bin/elasticsearch-plugin -Epath.conf=/etc/elasticsearch/custom-conf-dir list
bin/elasticsearch-plugin -Epath.conf=/etc/elasticsearch/custom-conf-dir/elaticsearch.yml list
```
But I always get the following error;
```
ERROR: E is not a recognized option
```
I've also tried with the old [command line switch](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/2.4/_other_command_line_parameters.html#_custom_config_directory), `-Des.path.conf=/path/to/custom/config/dir`, but that produces a similar error;
```
ERROR: D is not a recognized option
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-install-plugins-with-custom-config-path-after-upgrading-to-elasticsearch-5-0/64772/2 "2017-07-05T22:07:10Z")