# Could not find plugin descriptor 'plugin-descriptor.properties' in plugin zip

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-find-plugin-descriptor-plugin-descriptor-properties-in-plugin-zip/43648>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 7, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-find-plugin-descriptor-plugin-descriptor-properties-in-plugin-zip/43648 "2016-03-07T12:04:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![chalapathi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@chalapathi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chalapathi)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-find-plugin-descriptor-plugin-descriptor-properties-in-plugin-zip/43648/1 "2016-03-07T12:04:38Z")

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Hi,

am trying to install 2.1.0 azure plugin for ES 2.1.0, its successfully downloading but failing with error " Could not find plugin descriptor 'plugin-descriptor.properties' in plugin zip".

Can anyone help me on this.

Thanks,  
Chala.

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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 5, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-find-plugin-descriptor-plugin-descriptor-properties-in-plugin-zip/43648/2 "2017-07-05T23:10:42Z")

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