# Fatal Error in Starting Kibana for Adding New Plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-in-starting-kibana-for-adding-new-plugin/260549 "2021-01-08T14:00:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xenon-xenon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ccd318/32.png) [@xenon-xenon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xenon-xenon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-in-starting-kibana-for-adding-new-plugin/260549/1 "2021-01-08T14:00:37Z")
I created a plugin with plugin generator script in scripts/ folder (I used script in 7.10.1 with git checkout v7.10.1) and then i just copied it in kibana/plugins folder to check if it works on my kibana which it is version 7.10.1 too and I run the kibana and it raises an error . I didn't change anything when i copied the plugin generated by script. Error message: ```auto log [13:50:34.428] [fatal][root] { Error: Cannot find module '/usr/share/kibana/plugins/my_new_test_plugin5/server' at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:636:15) at Module.Hook._require.Module.require (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/require-in-the-middle/index.js:61:29) at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:25:18) at PluginWrapper.getConfigDescriptor (/usr/share/kibana/src/core/server/plugins/plugin.js:130:30) at MergeMapSubscriber.plugin$.pipe [as project] (/usr/share/kibana/src/core/server/plugins/plugins_service.js:129:39) at MergeMapSubscriber._tryNext (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/internal/operators/mergeMap.js:67:27) at MergeMapSubscriber._next (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/internal/operators/mergeMap.js:57:18) at MergeMapSubscriber.Subscriber.next (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/internal/Subscriber.js:66:18) at FilterSubscriber._next (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/internal/operators/filter.js:52:30) at FilterSubscriber.Subscriber.next (/usr/share/kibana/node_modules/rxjs/internal/Subscriber.js:66:18) code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND' } FATAL Error: Cannot find module '/usr/share/kibana/plugins/my_new_test_plugin5/server' ``` I just copied it in kibana/plugins folder , should I like install it or do something else ? I'm new to plugins and plugin development so I don't know exactly how I can install the generated plugin. ---
**Author:** ![aaron-nimocks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aaron-nimocks/32/73965_2.png) [@aaron-nimocks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaron-nimocks)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-in-starting-kibana-for-adding-new-plugin/260549/2 "2021-01-08T16:12:07Z")
I've hit this error a few times before but can't remember exactly what I did to clear it. I would attempt `yarn cache clean` then `yarn kbn clean` then `yarn kbn bootstrap` since it suggests not all dependancies are there. Also typically when I do `node scripts/generate_plugin NAME` from the root directory it will copy it into the `/plugin` folder so you wouldn't need to move it. ---
**Author:** ![xenon-xenon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ccd318/32.png) [@xenon-xenon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xenon-xenon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-in-starting-kibana-for-adding-new-plugin/260549/3 "2021-01-08T16:29:51Z")
oh no I test it in another kibana installed that its version is same as kibana which i cloned from kibana repo. should I run it from cloned kibana ? how can I run it from another kibana that it has same version ? like other public plugins that you can install on kibana ---
**Author:** ![aaron-nimocks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aaron-nimocks/32/73965_2.png) [@aaron-nimocks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaron-nimocks)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-in-starting-kibana-for-adding-new-plugin/260549/4 "2021-01-08T16:44:11Z")
You would need to [build](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/plugin-tooling.html) it before installing it on another Kibana instance. ---
**Author:** ![xenon-xenon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ccd318/32.png) [@xenon-xenon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xenon-xenon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-in-starting-kibana-for-adding-new-plugin/260549/5 "2021-01-08T17:06:56Z")
yarn build failed at first attempt should I like claen the cache or sth like that or not ? ---
**Author:** ![aaron-nimocks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aaron-nimocks/32/73965_2.png) [@aaron-nimocks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaron-nimocks)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-in-starting-kibana-for-adding-new-plugin/260549/6 "2021-01-08T17:13:39Z")
What error did it give you? Did you run from within your `/plugin/pluginName/` folder? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-in-starting-kibana-for-adding-new-plugin/260549/7 "2021-02-05T17:13:41Z")
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