# Installing my own Plugin - HELP! :-) **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [March 2, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-my-own-plugin-help/77192 "2017-03-02T17:21:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dcarissi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dcarissi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dcarissi)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-my-own-plugin-help/77192/1 "2017-03-02T17:21:32Z")
Hi, I'm using Logstash version 2.4.1 and am trying to create and install my own plugin. Back in Logstash version 1.5.4, I created a gem file and then used the plugin installer and it would appear in the list of plugins. Now, on version 2.4.1, I'm not seeing it in the plugin list after I install... After adjusting the source, I built the gem file using 'gem build xxxx.gemspec' and then installed it using :/opt/logstash/bin$ sudo ./logstash-plugin install --local ~/workspace/plugins/logstash-output-my\_plugin-2.0.0.gem Validating /home/danc/workspace/plugins/logstash-output-my\_plugin-2.0.0.gem Installing logstash-output-my\_plugin Installation successful When I run the logstash-plugin list command, its not there. However, when I look at /opt/logstash/vendor directory, I see a directory called local\_gems. Under local\_gems, I see an 8 hex character directory and under that I see my plugin ... Can someone help me out and let me know where I went wrong??? Thanks Please close this out, I figured out my issue ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-my-own-plugin-help/77192/2 "2017-03-30T17:21:44Z")
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