# Installing the syslog input plugin offline

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-the-syslog-input-plugin-offline/120324>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 17, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-the-syslog-input-plugin-offline/120324 "2018-02-17T19:24:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![QuizzyRascal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/quizzyrascal/32/27900_2.png) [@QuizzyRascal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/QuizzyRascal)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-the-syslog-input-plugin-offline/120324/1 "2018-02-17T19:24:59Z")

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Hi,  
I'm trying to install the syslog input plugin in an environment without internet access. I have downloaded the plugin zip from GitHub and unzipped into a directory on my Linux box.  
I have the following command line example:

bin/logstash-plugin install /path/to/logstash-output-kafka-1.0.0.gem

But when I search my expanded zip I cannot find a .gem file. As a result when I execute the following command line, unsurprisingly it fails:

/usr/share/logstash/bin/logstash-plugin install lplugs/syslog/logstash-input-syslog.gemspec

Can a generous and kind patient soul perhaps help this novice out?

Thanks,  
Quizzy

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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:** [February 19, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-the-syslog-input-plugin-offline/120324/2 "2018-02-19T03:31:18Z")

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You don't need to unzip things, just reference the zip file when you run the install command, per [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/offline-plugins.html#installing-offline-packs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/offline-plugins.html#installing-offline-packs)

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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:** [March 19, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-the-syslog-input-plugin-offline/120324/3 "2018-03-19T03:31:18Z")

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