# Elasticsearch-head plugin on windows OS

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-plugin-on-windows-os/131281>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 10, 2018, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-plugin-on-windows-os/131281 "2018-05-10T09:54:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Hanen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Hanen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hanen)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-plugin-on-windows-os/131281/1 "2018-05-10T09:54:36Z")

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Hello,

please how can I install ELASTICSEARCH-HEAD PLUGIN on windows OS

PS: I have elasticsearch 6.2.2 installed on windows server 2008 and I would like to add a web front end for it.  
I try c:\ES\bin\>plugin.bat install mobz/elasticsearch-head but it doesn't worked:  
**error:unkown plugin elasticsearch-head**.

many 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:** [May 10, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-plugin-on-windows-os/131281/2 "2018-05-10T11:43:53Z")

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Read [https://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head/blob/master/README.textile](https://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head/blob/master/README.textile)

Or use Kibana dev console.

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**Author:** ![Hanen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Hanen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hanen)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-plugin-on-windows-os/131281/3 "2018-05-10T12:22:55Z")

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thanks for your replay. please how can i use dev console. ( what should i write?)

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:** [May 10, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-plugin-on-windows-os/131281/4 "2018-05-10T12:43:16Z")

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Read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.2/console-kibana.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.2/console-kibana.html)

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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:** [June 7, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-plugin-on-windows-os/131281/5 "2018-06-07T12:43:17Z")

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