# installedPlugins folder missing **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [June 8, 2017, 11:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installedplugins-folder-missing/88705 "2017-06-08T11:19:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![softec17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@softec17](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/softec17)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 11:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installedplugins-folder-missing/88705/1 "2017-06-08T11:19:30Z")
Hello, I have installed kibana through source code. I am able to run kibana and [elasticsearch.To](http://elasticsearch.To) create my own plugin in this kibana i followed this link [https://www.timroes.de/2015/12/02/writing-kibana-4-plugins-basics/](https://www.timroes.de/2015/12/02/writing-kibana-4-plugins-basics/) ...but to write the plugin source code i am not able to find this folder "installedPlugins"...can anyone help me in this. ---
**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installedplugins-folder-missing/88705/2 "2017-06-08T16:44:30Z")
Hello, What branch of Kibana did you use to build it? I assume it's not 4.x, so the installedPlugins folder doesn't exist. It's been changed to just `plugins` in 5.x. ---
**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, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installedplugins-folder-missing/88705/3 "2017-07-06T16:44:38Z")
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