# Elastic plugin head

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-plugin-head/106311>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 3, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-plugin-head/106311 "2017-11-03T13:01:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lebilien](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lebilien/32/23755_2.png) [@lebilien](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lebilien)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-plugin-head/106311/1 "2017-11-03T13:01:53Z")

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hi i have this error :  
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: property [elasticsearch.version] is missing for plugin [head]

it's impossible to install this

> **[mobz/elasticsearch-head](https://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head)**
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> elasticsearch-head - A web front end for an elastic search cluster

/var/www/elasticsearch-head/node\_modules/grunt-contrib-jasmine/node\_modules/grunt-lib-phantomjs/node\_modules/phantomjs-prebuilt/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/hawk/node\_modules/boom/lib/index.js:5  
const Hoek = require('hoek');  
^^^^^  
SyntaxError: Use of const in strict mode.  
at Module.\_compile (module.js:439:25)  
at Object.Module.\_extensions..js (module.js:474:10)  
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)  
at Function.Module.\_load (module.js:312:12)  
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)  
at require (module.js:380:17)  
at Object. (/var/www/elasticsearch-head/node\_modules/grunt-contrib-jasmine/node\_modules/grunt-lib-phantomjs/node\_modules/phantomjs-prebuilt/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/hawk/lib/index.js:5:33)  
at Module.\_compile (module.js:456:26)  
at Object.Module.\_extensions..js (module.js:474:10)  
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)  
npm WARN This failure might be due to the use of legacy binary "node"  
thanks

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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:** [November 3, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-plugin-head/106311/2 "2017-11-03T13:33:16Z")

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site plugins have been removed a looong time ago.

Read: [https://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head#running](https://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head#running)

Otherwise, use Kibana Console.

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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:** [December 1, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-plugin-head/106311/3 "2017-12-01T13:33:26Z")

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