# How to add zip file as kibana plugin in windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-zip-file-as-kibana-plugin-in-windows/172766>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 18, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-zip-file-as-kibana-plugin-in-windows/172766 "2019-03-18T12:19:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![PRUDHVI\_CHOWDHARY\_NE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@PRUDHVI\_CHOWDHARY\_NE](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PRUDHVI_CHOWDHARY_NE)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-zip-file-as-kibana-plugin-in-windows/172766/1 "2019-03-18T12:19:31Z")

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how to add zip file as kibana plugin in windows ?

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**Author:** ![azasypkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/azasypkin/32/42216_2.png) [@azasypkin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azasypkin)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-zip-file-as-kibana-plugin-in-windows/172766/2 "2019-03-18T12:26:20Z")

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Hi @PRUDHVI_CHOWDHARY_NE,

Please, follow this [link](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/install-plugin.html#_installing_plugins_to_an_arbitrary_directory). On difference for Windows is that you'll need to use `bin/kibana-plugin.bat` instead of `bin/kibana-plugin`.

Best,  
Oleg

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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:** [April 15, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-zip-file-as-kibana-plugin-in-windows/172766/3 "2019-04-15T12:26:25Z")

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