# Logstash 5.0 - Kafka Input installation issue

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-0-kafka-input-installation-issue/52374>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 9, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-0-kafka-input-installation-issue/52374 "2016-06-09T20:34:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![urover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@urover](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/urover)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-0-kafka-input-installation-issue/52374/1 "2016-06-09T20:34:24Z")

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Using Logstash 5.0 Alpha. Trying to install the kafka input plugin returns this error:

> bin/logstash-plugin install --version 3.0.0.beta3 logstash-input-kafka  
> Validating logstash-input-kafka-3.0.0.beta3  
> Installing logstash-input-kafka  
> Plugin version conflict, aborting  
> ERROR: Installation Aborted, message: Bundler could not find compatible versions for gem "logstash-core":  
> In snapshot (Gemfile.lock):  
> logstash-core (= 5.0.0.alpha3)
> 
> In Gemfile:  
> logstash-input-kafka (= 3.0.0.beta3) java depends on  
> logstash-core (\< 3.0.0, \>= 2.0.0) java
> 
> ```
> logstash-core (= 5.0.0.alpha3) java
> 
> ```

This is my first time with Logstash 5.0. One of the reasons for trying the Alpha out is because of it's support for Kafka 0.9 and SSL.

How do I proceed from here?

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-0-kafka-input-installation-issue/52374/2 "2017-07-06T04:53:50Z")

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