# How to set plugins custom folder? **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-plugins-custom-folder/143585 **Category:** Elasticsearch **Created:** [August 8, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-plugins-custom-folder/143585 "2018-08-08T19:48:09Z") **Posts on this page:** 4 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![shabtaisharon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@shabtaisharon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shabtaisharon) #### Post date: [August 8, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-plugins-custom-folder/143585/1 "2018-08-08T19:48:09Z")
Hi, I'm using ElasticSearch 6.3 and i'm trying to configure the plugin folder to use a custom location, while using path.plugins in the config file, but that doesn't work. Am i doing something wrong? Thanks, Sharon ---
### Author: ![rjernst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rjernst/32/6363_2.png) [@rjernst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rjernst) #### Post date: [August 9, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-plugins-custom-folder/143585/2 "2018-08-09T00:21:16Z")
The ability to change the plugins path was removed in ES 5.0 (see [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/18594](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/18594)). ---
### Author: ![shabtaisharon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@shabtaisharon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shabtaisharon) #### Post date: [August 9, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-plugins-custom-folder/143585/3 "2018-08-09T03:33:12Z")
Thanks Ryan ---
### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system) #### Post date: [September 6, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-plugins-custom-folder/143585/4 "2018-09-06T03:33:21Z")
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