# Is it possible to install plugin into a directory other than ${ES\_HOME}/plugins?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-install-plugin-into-a-directory-other-than-es-home-plugins/21696
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 17, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-install-plugin-into-a-directory-other-than-es-home-plugins/21696 "2015-01-17T00:11:31Z")
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### Author:  [@Jinyuan\_Zhou](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jinyuan_Zhou)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-install-plugin-into-a-directory-other-than-es-home-plugins/21696/1 "2015-01-17T00:11:31Z")
Thanks,
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### Author:  [@nik9000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nik9000)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-install-plugin-into-a-directory-other-than-es-home-plugins/21696/2 "2015-01-17T13:15:08Z")
Yes. You can change the Dir scanned for plugins. Look at the init script
for the name of the parameter.
Or symlinks. Always your friend.
On Jan 16, 2015 7:11 PM, "Jinyuan Zhou" [zhou.jinyuan@gmail.com](mailto:zhou.jinyuan@gmail.com) wrote:
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### Author:  [@Jinyuan\_Zhou](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jinyuan_Zhou)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-install-plugin-into-a-directory-other-than-es-home-plugins/21696/3 "2015-01-17T14:48:59Z")
Thanks Nikolas,
I found it in yaml file not in shell script file. it is path.plugins
Jinyuan (Jack) Zhou
On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 5:15 AM, Nikolas Everett [nik9000@gmail.com](mailto:nik9000@gmail.com) wrote:
> Yes. You can change the Dir scanned for plugins. Look at the init script
> for the name of the parameter.
>
> Or symlinks. Always your friend.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-install-plugin-into-a-directory-other-than-es-home-plugins/21696/4 "2017-07-06T00:38:13Z")