# Installation of plugins fail **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 7, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-plugins-fail/8950 "2012-09-07T07:22:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Parag\_Dere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Parag\_Dere](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Parag_Dere)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-plugins-fail/8950/1 "2012-09-07T07:22:26Z")
Hi all, I have problems while trying to install the any plugin (tried bigdesk, elasticsearch head, Jetty) This is what it gives me: C:\Program Files\elasticsearch\bin\>plugin -install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk -\> Installing lukas-vlcek/bigdesk... Trying [https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip)... Trying [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8)... Trying [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master)... Failed to install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk, reason: failed to download Whereas, if i fire up a browser and enter [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) i can actually download the plugin. We want to move ES into production, and thus require a installation guide as a part of the process. My document cannot be complete till these commands are sorted. I had a look @ the batch file and have seen that it needs the Java home and ES\_HOME environment variables are used, and i have verified that these variables are set correctly. regards, -Parag -- ---
**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:** [September 7, 2012, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-plugins-fail/8950/2 "2012-09-07T07:49:58Z")
I think you are behind a proxy, don't you ? -- David 😉 Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs Le 7 sept. 2012 à 09:22, Parag Dere [paragdere@gmail.com](mailto:paragdere@gmail.com) a écrit : > Hi all, > I have problems while trying to install the any plugin (tried bigdesk, elasticsearch head, Jetty) > This is what it gives me: > > C:\Program Files\elasticsearch\bin\>plugin -install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk > -\> Installing lukas-vlcek/bigdesk... > Trying [https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip)... > Trying [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8)... > Trying [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master)... > Failed to install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk, reason: failed to download > > Whereas, if i fire up a browser and enter [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) i can actually download the plugin. > We want to move ES into production, and thus require a installation guide as a part of the process. > My document cannot be complete till these commands are sorted. > > I had a look @ the batch file and have seen that it needs the Java home and ES\_HOME environment variables are used, and i have verified that these variables are set correctly. > > ## regards, -Parag -- ---
**Author:** ![Parag\_Dere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Parag\_Dere](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Parag_Dere)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-plugins-fail/8950/3 "2012-09-07T11:40:42Z")
Yes I am... How can i work around this ? On Friday, 7 September 2012 09:50:10 UTC+2, David Pilato wrote: > I think you are behind a proxy, don't you ? > > -- > David 😉 > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > Le 7 sept. 2012 à 09:22, Parag Dere \<[para...@gmail.com](mailto:para...@gmail.com) \\> a > écrit : > > Hi all, > I have problems while trying to install the any plugin (tried bigdesk, > elasticsearch head, Jetty) > This is what it gives me: > > C:\Program Files\elasticsearch\bin\>plugin -install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk > -\> Installing lukas-vlcek/bigdesk... > Trying [https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip) > ... > Trying [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8)... > Trying [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master)... > Failed to install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk, reason: failed to download > > Whereas, if i fire up a browser and enter > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) i can actually > download the plugin. > We want to move ES into production, and thus require a installation guide > as a part of the process. > My document cannot be complete till these commands are sorted. > > I had a look @ the batch file and have seen that it needs the Java home > and ES\_HOME environment variables are used, and i have verified that these > variables are set correctly. > > regards, > -Parag > > -- -- ---
**Author:** ![Rafal\_Kuc\_3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rafal_kuc_3/32/799_2.png) [@Rafal\_Kuc\_3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rafal_Kuc_3)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-plugins-fail/8950/4 "2012-09-07T11:46:07Z")
Hello! You can just download the archive and unzip it to your ES plugins directory. _--_ Regards, Rafał Kuć Sematext :: [http://sematext.com/](http://sematext.com/) _:: Solr - Lucene - Nutch - ElasticSearch_ Yes I am... How can i work around this ? On Friday, 7 September 2012 09:50:10 UTC+2, David Pilato wrote: I think you are behind a proxy, don't you ? -- David 😉 Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs Le 7 sept. 2012 à 09:22, Parag Dere \ a écrit : Hi all, I have problems while trying to install the any plugin (tried bigdesk, elasticsearch head, Jetty) This is what it gives me: C:\Program Files\elasticsearch\bin\>plugin -install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk -\> Installing lukas-vlcek/bigdesk... Trying [https://github.com/downloads/](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip)[lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip)[19.8.zip](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip)... Trying [https://github.com/lukas-](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8)[vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8)... Trying [https://github.com/lukas-](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master)[vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master)... Failed to install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk, reason: failed to download Whereas, if i fire up a browser and enter [https://github.com/](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master)[lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master)[master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) i can actually download the plugin. We want to move ES into production, and thus require a installation guide as a part of the process. My document cannot be complete till these commands are sorted. I had a look @ the batch file and have seen that it needs the Java home and ES\_HOME environment variables are used, and i have verified that these variables are set correctly. regards, -Parag -- -- ---
**Author:** ![Parag\_Dere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Parag\_Dere](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Parag_Dere)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-plugins-fail/8950/5 "2012-09-07T11:49:44Z")
Hi, I am looking at a approach which requires least possible human intervention. The problem with the approach of manually downloading and installing it is that it is manual and cant be scripted completely. regards, -Parag On Friday, 7 September 2012 09:22:26 UTC+2, Parag Dere wrote: > Hi all, > I have problems while trying to install the any plugin (tried bigdesk, > elasticsearch head, Jetty) > This is what it gives me: > > C:\Program Files\elasticsearch\bin\>plugin -install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk > -\> Installing lukas-vlcek/bigdesk... > Trying > [https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip)... > Trying [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8)... > Trying [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master)... > Failed to install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk, reason: failed to download > > Whereas, if i fire up a browser and enter > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) i can actually > download the plugin. > We want to move ES into production, and thus require a installation guide > as a part of the process. > My document cannot be complete till these commands are sorted. > > I had a look @ the batch file and have seen that it needs the Java home > and ES\_HOME environment variables are used, and i have verified that these > variables are set correctly. > > regards, > -Parag -- ---
**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:** [September 7, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-plugins-fail/8950/6 "2012-09-07T12:23:47Z")
Is your production under windows ? If not, try the plugin install process on your final env and see if it works fine there. As Rafał suggests, I recommand to do it "manualy". That means that you can use a command like curl to download the plugin. Something like curl -OL -k [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) See curl proxy options. You can add this curl command as part of your installation scripts. HTH David Le 7 septembre 2012 à 13:49, Parag Dere [paragdere@gmail.com](mailto:paragdere@gmail.com) a écrit : > Hi, > I am looking at a approach which requires least possible human intervention. > The problem with the approach of manually downloading and installing it is > that it is manual and cant be scripted completely. > > regards, > -Parag > > On Friday, 7 September 2012 09:22:26 UTC+2, Parag Dere wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > I have problems while trying to install the any plugin (tried bigdesk, > > > elasticsearch head, Jetty) > > > This is what it gives me: > > > > C:\Program Files\elasticsearch\bin\>plugin -install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk > > -\> Installing lukas-vlcek/bigdesk... > > Trying > > [https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip)... > > [https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip.](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip.) > > Trying > > [https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip.](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip.) > > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8)... > > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8.](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8.) > > Trying [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8.](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8.) > > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master)... > > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.) > > Failed to install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk, reason: failed to download > > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.) > > Whereas, if i fire up a browser and enter > > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.) > > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) i can actually > > download the plugin. [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) > > We want to move ES into production, and thus require a installation guide > > as a part of the process. > > My document cannot be complete till these commands are sorted. > > > > I had a look @ the batch file and have seen that it needs the Java home > > and ES\_HOME environment variables are used, and i have verified that these > > variables are set correctly. > > > > regards, > > -Parag > > > > > > > -- > > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) -- David Pilato [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**Author:** ![Parag\_Dere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Parag\_Dere](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Parag_Dere)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-plugins-fail/8950/7 "2012-09-07T13:30:09Z")
Thanks for the inputs !! I found out that the requests are being blocked by the firewall itself as a part of the organizational policy. To ensure that i can download the plugin's i will have to follow the set process to unblock it whenever the installation is done. regards, -Parag On Friday, 7 September 2012 14:23:50 UTC+2, David Pilato wrote: > Is your production under windows ? > > If not, try the plugin install process on your final env and see if it > works fine there. > > As Rafał suggests, I recommand to do it "manualy". That means that you can > use a command like curl to download the plugin. > > Something like > > curl -OL -k [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) > > See curl proxy options. > > You can add this curl command as part of your installation scripts. > > HTH > > David > > Le 7 septembre 2012 à 13:49, Parag Dere \<[para...@gmail.com](mailto:para...@gmail.com) \\> > a écrit : > > Hi, > I am looking at a approach which requires least possible human > intervention. > The problem with the approach of manually downloading and installing it > is that it is manual and cant be scripted completely. > > regards, > -Parag > > On Friday, 7 September 2012 09:22:26 UTC+2, Parag Dere wrote: > > Hi all, > I have problems while trying to install the any plugin (tried bigdesk, > elasticsearch head, Jetty) > This is what it gives me: > > C:\Program Files\elasticsearch\bin\>plugin -install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk > -\> Installing lukas-vlcek/bigdesk... > Trying > [https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip)...[https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip.](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip.) > Trying > [https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip.](https://github.com/downloads/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/bigdesk-0.19.8.zip.) > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8)...[https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8.](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8.) > Trying [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8.](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/v0.19.8.) > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master)...[https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.) > Failed to install lukas-vlcek/bigdesk, reason: failed to download > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.) > Whereas, if i fire up a browser and enter [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master.) [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) > i can actually download the plugin.[https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) > We want to move ES into production, and thus require a installation guide > as a part of the process. > My document cannot be complete till these commands are sorted. > > I had a look @ the batch file and have seen that it needs the Java home > and ES\_HOME environment variables are used, and i have verified that these > variables are set correctly. > > regards, > -Parag > > -- > > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) > > [https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master](https://github.com/lukas-vlcek/bigdesk/zipball/master) > > -- > David Pilato > [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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