# How to ACTUALLY install plugins locally?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-actually-install-plugins-locally/213759>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 3, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-actually-install-plugins-locally/213759 "2020-01-03T23:59:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Philip\_Brown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/philip_brown/32/49853_2.png) [@Philip\_Brown](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Philip_Brown)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-actually-install-plugins-locally/213759/1 "2020-01-03T23:59:25Z")

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I've done a bunch of googling on this... spent many HOURS trying to get this to work.. with no luck.

I need to install a plugin on a no-internet machine.  
specifically, logstash-output-zabbix.

the docs claim I can just grab it from [rubygems.org](http://rubygems.org) and run  
logstash-plugin install file.gem

I might even want to try install --local  
except that doesnt work either.

it spins, not visibly doing anything, and eventually fails with a timeout error.

This is really frustrating, considering that

1. it wont tell me what its trying to do, and there is no --verbose option

2. its ignoring the --local flag. tcpdump says its still trying to reach [artifacts.elastic.co](http://artifacts.elastic.co)

not cool, guys.

Can anyone help me out here?

logstash 7.5 btw

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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:** [January 31, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-actually-install-plugins-locally/213759/2 "2020-01-31T23:59:35Z")

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