# How to install plugins for embedded elasticsearch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 3, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-plugins-for-embedded-elasticsearch/7216 "2012-04-03T23:31:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric\_Jain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/eric_jain/32/834_2.png) [@Eric\_Jain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eric_Jain)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-plugins-for-embedded-elasticsearch/7216/1 "2012-04-03T23:31:16Z")
To install a plugin into a standalone copy of elasticsearch I can do e.g.`bin\plugin -install elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/1.4.0`. But how does this work when running elasticsearch embedded in a Java application? Do I simple add all the plugin jars to the classpath? ---
**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:** [April 3, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-plugins-for-embedded-elasticsearch/7216/2 "2012-04-03T23:47:16Z")
Yes. Just add the artifact in your pom.xml. David 😉 Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr Le 4 avr. 2012 à 01:31, Eric Jain [eric.jain@gmail.com](mailto:eric.jain@gmail.com) a écrit : > To install a plugin into a standalone copy of elasticsearch I can do > e.g.`bin\plugin -install elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/1.4.0`. > But how does this work when running elasticsearch embedded in a Java > application? Do I simple add all the plugin jars to the classpath? ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-plugins-for-embedded-elasticsearch/7216/3 "2012-04-04T15:07:15Z")
Yes, you just need to have the plugin jars in the classpath. On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Eric Jain [eric.jain@gmail.com](mailto:eric.jain@gmail.com) wrote: > To install a plugin into a standalone copy of elasticsearch I can do > e.g.`bin\plugin -install elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/1.4.0`. > But how does this work when running elasticsearch embedded in a Java > application? Do I simple add all the plugin jars to the classpath? ---
**Author:** ![clandestino\_bgd\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/clandestino_bgd_2/32/1315_2.png) [@clandestino\_bgd\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/clandestino_bgd_2)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-plugins-for-embedded-elasticsearch/7216/4 "2012-12-05T23:39:22Z")
Hi, I need to install es-head plugin automatically on start of my embedded ES. This plugin isn't get installed as jar, but as a site, if I am not mistaken? What would be the best way to do this? Thanks, Milan On Wednesday, 4 April 2012 16:07:15 UTC+1, kimchy wrote: > Yes, you just need to have the plugin jars in the classpath. > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Eric Jain \<[eric...@gmail.com](mailto:eric...@gmail.com) \ > > > wrote: > > > To install a plugin into a standalone copy of elasticsearch I can do > > e.g.`bin\plugin -install elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/1.4.0`. > > But how does this work when running elasticsearch embedded in a Java > > application? Do I simple add all the plugin jars to the classpath? -- ---
**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-plugins-for-embedded-elasticsearch/7216/5 "2012-12-06T08:39:02Z")
You have two options for plugin automatic installs. The first is most convenient, just unpack ES, install the plugins, repackage ES, distribute it. This is also easy for later updates. Second, if you don't want to prepackage ES with plugins (maybe due to license issues or if the plugins to get installed are unknown at this time, or customers shouldn't use the bin/plugin method for whatever reason), you could try to add a function to your code. Try something like this (taken from org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginManager) ``` Tuple initialSettings = ``` InternalSettingsPerparer.prepareSettings(EMPTY\_SETTINGS, true); if (!initialSettings.v2().pluginsFile().exists()) { FileSystemUtils.mkdirs(initialSettings.v2().pluginsFile()); } String url = null; PluginManager pluginManager = new PluginManager(initialSettings.v2(),url); pluginManager.downloadAndExtract( "mylovely//1.0.0", true); Adjust 'url' to the URL where the plugin is located, or null to download form github. The HTTP server inside the ES node should now redirect requests to port 92xx and path /\_plugin// to the site plugin files. Note, if it is not a site plugin, the node needs a restart for plugin initialization. Jörg -- ---
**Author:** ![Bibin\_Abraham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@Bibin\_Abraham](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bibin_Abraham)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-plugins-for-embedded-elasticsearch/7216/6 "2013-10-28T15:17:20Z")
Hi Jörg, I have embedded ES in a tomcat container to use it as a web app. I have referenced twitter plugin and created a subclass of AbstractPlugin. Now in the elasticsearch.yml settings, what path should I give for the plugin directory? Thanks & Regards bin On Thursday, 6 December 2012 14:09:02 UTC+5:30, Jörg Prante wrote: > You have two options for plugin automatic installs. > > The first is most convenient, just unpack ES, install the plugins, > repackage ES, distribute it. This is also easy for later updates. > > Second, if you don't want to prepackage ES with plugins (maybe due to > license issues or if the plugins to get installed are unknown at this time, > or customers shouldn't use the bin/plugin method for whatever reason), you > could try to add a function to your code. Try something like this (taken > from org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginManager) > > ``` > Tuple initialSettings = > > ``` > > InternalSettingsPerparer.prepareSettings(EMPTY\_SETTINGS, true); > if (!initialSettings.v2().pluginsFile().exists()) { > FileSystemUtils.mkdirs(initialSettings.v2().pluginsFile()); > } > String url = null; > PluginManager pluginManager = new > PluginManager(initialSettings.v2(),url); > pluginManager.downloadAndExtract( "mylovely//1.0.0", > true); > > Adjust 'url' to the URL where the plugin is located, or null to download > form github. > > The HTTP server inside the ES node should now redirect requests to port > 92xx and path /\_plugin// to the site plugin files. > > Note, if it is not a site plugin, the node needs a restart for plugin > initialization. > > Jörg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-plugins-for-embedded-elasticsearch/7216/7 "2013-10-28T15:49:52Z")
Not sure how you handle twitter plugin, by downloadAndExtract? Or do you prepackage it in your war? You do not need a plugin path at all, as long as es-plugin.properties in the jar root of the plugin is visible in the classpath of the war where you start the embedded node. Jörg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![roytmana](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/roytmana/32/44855_2.png) [@roytmana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/roytmana)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-plugins-for-embedded-elasticsearch/7216/8 "2013-10-28T18:21:32Z")
If it is a site plugin I am not sure transport wares servlet would forward to plugins. It didn't work for me no matter how I tried to configure it. I ended up subclassing transport wares servlet and implementing all plufin forwarding logic myself -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-plugins-for-embedded-elasticsearch/7216/9 "2017-07-06T02:10:10Z")