# Error installing lang-javascript plugin in Elasticsearch 2.3.2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 31, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-lang-javascript-plugin-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51445 "2016-05-31T15:22:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jzrobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@jzrobot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jzrobot)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-lang-javascript-plugin-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51445/1 "2016-05-31T15:22:29Z")
I tried installing the lang-javascript plugin. I had to dowload the file from my browser, because the connection was blocked from cmd. I used the url showed on my console: [lang-js plugin](https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/lang-javascript/2.3.2/lang-javascript-2.3.2.zip) I tried to install it on my node with the `file` parameter on the plugin installer. I received the following error: `ERROR: Could not find plugin descriptor 'plugin-descriptor.properties' in plugin zip` Anybody else has had this problem? If so, how did you solved it? p,d,:The plugin for python does work in the way I am installing it. ---
**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 31, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-lang-javascript-plugin-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51445/2 "2016-05-31T17:31:50Z")
The plugin now lives here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/lang-javascript.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/lang-javascript.html) Launch `bin/plugin install lang-javascript` and note what URL is it trying to fetch. You might need to use `--verbose` option for that. ---
**Author:** ![jzrobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@jzrobot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jzrobot)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-lang-javascript-plugin-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51445/3 "2016-05-31T17:39:29Z")
The only think that `--verbose` added was the `SockectException` message, but the link is the same as the one described on my question. ---
**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 31, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-lang-javascript-plugin-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51445/4 "2016-05-31T17:55:07Z")
I missed the link. Sorry. BTW this link gives 404 for me. What command did you run to install it? ---
**Author:** ![jzrobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@jzrobot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jzrobot)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-lang-javascript-plugin-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51445/5 "2016-05-31T17:58:32Z")
sorry, I missed a letter in the link; you can check it now. command: `plugin install file://path-to-plugin --verbose` ---
**Author:** ![jzrobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@jzrobot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jzrobot)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-lang-javascript-plugin-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51445/6 "2016-06-01T16:17:52Z")
Additional info: If I place the zip file inside the plugins folder, I receive the message "Was the plugin build before 2.0?" along with the first message described on my question when booting ES. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2016, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-lang-javascript-plugin-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51445/7 "2016-06-11T09:48:47Z")
I checked the zip file and it looks correct to me. So this should work: ```auto bin/plugin install file:./lang-javascript-2.3.2.zip ``` ---
**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, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-installing-lang-javascript-plugin-in-elasticsearch-2-3-2/51445/8 "2017-07-05T22:44:36Z")