# How to install a plugin?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-a-plugin/9271>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 8, 2012, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-a-plugin/9271 "2012-10-08T08:47:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bing\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@bing\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bing_2)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-a-plugin/9271/1 "2012-10-08T08:47:02Z")

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Elasticsearch Version:0.19.9/0.19.20

I want to install plugin mobz-elasticsearch-head-ca2cccd.zip

Download it from [https://github.com/Aconex/elasticsearch-head](https://github.com/Aconex/elasticsearch-head) and put it  
into the local machine

Install it by the command ./plugin -url  
[http://10.71.99.8:18080/mobz-elasticsearch-head-ca2cccd.zip](http://10.71.99.8:18080/mobz-elasticsearch-head-ca2cccd.zip) -install  
elasticsearch-head

I find the directory has existed and the path is  
plugins/elasticsearch-head. But when I want access by url  
[http://localhost:9200/](http://localhost:9200/) or  
[http://localhost:9200/\_plugin/elasticsearch-head/](http://localhost:9200/_plugin/elasticsearch-head/), I cannot get the right  
result

Can someone be so kind to help me solve this problem?

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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:** [October 8, 2012, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-a-plugin/9271/2 "2012-10-08T09:04:30Z")

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URL for head plugin is [http://localhost:9200/\_plugin/head/](http://localhost:9200/_plugin/head/)

IMHO, the best way to install it is to enter :  
bin/plugin -install mobz/elasticsearch-head

HTH  
David

Le 8 octobre 2012 à 10:47, bing [loachli@163.com](mailto:loachli@163.com) a écrit :

> Elasticsearch Version:0.19.9/0.19.20
> 
> I want to install plugin mobz-elasticsearch-head-ca2cccd.zip
> 
> Download it from [https://github.com/Aconex/elasticsearch-head](https://github.com/Aconex/elasticsearch-head)  
> [https://github.com/Aconex/elasticsearch-head](https://github.com/Aconex/elasticsearch-head) and put it into the local  
> machine
> 
> Install it by the command ./plugin -url  
> [http://10.71.99.8:18080/mobz-elasticsearch-head-ca2cccd.zip](http://10.71.99.8:18080/mobz-elasticsearch-head-ca2cccd.zip)  
> [http://10.71.99.8:18080/mobz-elasticsearch-head-ca2cccd.zip](http://10.71.99.8:18080/mobz-elasticsearch-head-ca2cccd.zip) -install  
> elasticsearch-head
> 
> I find the directory has existed and the path is plugins/elasticsearch-head.  
> But when I want access by url [http://localhost:9200/](http://localhost:9200/) [http://localhost:9200/](http://localhost:9200/)  
> or [http://localhost:9200/\_plugin/elasticsearch-head/](http://localhost:9200/_plugin/elasticsearch-head/)  
> [http://localhost:9200/\_plugin/elasticsearch-head/](http://localhost:9200/_plugin/elasticsearch-head/) , I cannot get the right  
> result
> 
> Can someone be so kind to help me solve this problem?
> 
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[http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/)  
[http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/)  
Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-a-plugin/9271/3 "2017-07-06T03:09:46Z")

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