# Install kibana plugin without optimizing step?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-kibana-plugin-without-optimizing-step/133676>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 29, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-kibana-plugin-without-optimizing-step/133676 "2018-05-29T12:13:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![asp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-kibana-plugin-without-optimizing-step/133676/1 "2018-05-29T12:13:57Z")

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Hi,

When I am installing a plugin via `kibana-plugin install xy` kibana starts the optimizing process directly after installation, which takes a lot of time.

I need to install multiple plugins. So my question is, is it possible to first install all plugins and SKIP the optimizing step and to trigger the optimizing process only once after or with the installation of the last plugin?

This would safe a lot of time.

Thanks, Andreas

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**Author:** ![tylersmalley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tylersmalley/32/8833_2.png) [@tylersmalley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tylersmalley)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-kibana-plugin-without-optimizing-step/133676/2 "2018-05-29T22:30:51Z")

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You could place the plugins in `/plugins` and the optimize process run on startup.

Were working to remove the need for optimize in production altogether, so this should be improved in the future.

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**Author:** ![titan1978](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@titan1978](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/titan1978)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-kibana-plugin-without-optimizing-step/133676/3 "2018-06-22T20:41:03Z")

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this would be a welcome feature - i.e. to skip optimization completely during install. Any ideas on ballpark ETA on release of this feature?

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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 20, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-kibana-plugin-without-optimizing-step/133676/4 "2018-07-20T20:41:05Z")

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