# Install elasticsearch plugins with Ansible

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-elasticsearch-plugins-with-ansible/37113>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 14, 2015, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-elasticsearch-plugins-with-ansible/37113 "2015-12-14T10:45:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![arok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arok](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arok)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-elasticsearch-plugins-with-ansible/37113/1 "2015-12-14T10:45:32Z")

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hello,

how to install elasticsearch plugin with ansible??

I have this command:

shell: chdir=/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/ state=present name={{ item }} owner=root group=root mode=0755

with\_items:

- royrusso/elasticsearch-HQ
- mobz/elasticsearch-head
- lukas-vlcek/bigdesk

But nothing to install!!

tks for help

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-elasticsearch-plugins-with-ansible/37113/2 "2015-12-15T04:23:40Z")

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We are releasing an Ansible playbook very soon, it should help!

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-elasticsearch-plugins-with-ansible/37113/3 "2015-12-15T07:01:47Z")

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That Ansible task is a mix-up of options for both the shell module and the file module. I'm not even sure what you're trying to do—just creating a directory for the plugin won't accomplish anything. I'd expect a task for installing plugins to run `.../plugin install {{ item }}`.

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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 5, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-elasticsearch-plugins-with-ansible/37113/4 "2017-07-05T23:31:02Z")

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