# Elasticsearch Azure cloud plugin 2.8.0 released

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-azure-cloud-plugin-2-8-0-released/25897>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [July 20, 2015, 11:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-azure-cloud-plugin-2-8-0-released/25897 "2015-07-20T11:07:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![tanguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tanguy/32/6030_2.png) [@tanguy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tanguy)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 11:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-azure-cloud-plugin-2-8-0-released/25897/1 "2015-07-20T11:07:43Z")

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Hi,

We are pleased to announce the release of the Elasticsearch Azure cloud plugin, version 2.8.0.

The Azure Cloud plugin allows to use Azure API for the unicast discovery mechanism and add Azure storage repositories..

> **[elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-azure](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-azure/)**
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> elasticsearch-cloud-azure - Microsoft Azure discovery and snapshot/restore plugin for Elasticsearch

Release Notes - elasticsearch-cloud-azure - Version 2.8.0

Update:

- [97] - Update to Elasticsearch 1.7.0 ([https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-azure/issues/97](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-azure/issues/97))

For questions or comments around this plugin, feel free to use elasticsearch mailing list: [https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elasticsearch)

Enjoy,

-The Elasticsearch team

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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, 9:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-azure-cloud-plugin-2-8-0-released/25897/2 "2017-07-05T21:48:42Z")

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