# Logstash plugin install error

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-plugin-install-error/313611
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [September 3, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-plugin-install-error/313611 "2022-09-03T21:46:53Z")
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### Author: ![zapatannico](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zapatannico/32/98081_2.png) [@zapatannico](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zapatannico)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-plugin-install-error/313611/1 "2022-09-03T21:46:54Z")

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Hello im new with logstash, im trying to install syslog plugin but i always get this error, someone could help me?

```auto
\logstash\bin>logstash-plugin install 
"Using bundled JDK: C:\logstash\jdk\bin\java.exe"
jruby: warning: unknown property jruby.mx1g
jruby: warning: unknown property jruby.ms1g
jruby: unknown option -Djava.awt.headless=true

```

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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-plugin-install-error/313611/2 "2022-09-03T22:20:36Z")

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You have to tell it what plugin to install. Check the [documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/working-with-plugins.html#installing-plugins).

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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: [October 2, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-plugin-install-error/313611/4 "2022-10-02T12:32:42Z")

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