# Logstash5.1.2-- allow proxy to download the plug-in from the internet

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash5-1-2-allow-proxy-to-download-the-plug-in-from-the-internet/73083
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [January 28, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash5-1-2-allow-proxy-to-download-the-plug-in-from-the-internet/73083 "2017-01-28T11:47:26Z")
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### Author: ![rlv\_praveen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/97f17d/32.png) [@rlv\_praveen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rlv_praveen)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash5-1-2-allow-proxy-to-download-the-plug-in-from-the-internet/73083/1 "2017-01-28T11:47:26Z")

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Hi,

I tried to update my Logstash mongo db plug in but it is showing me couldnt download the mongo db plug in. In one of the piost i saw as we have to enable the proxy to download, can you guys help me in setting the proxy for the same. Thanks in advance.

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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: [January 29, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash5-1-2-allow-proxy-to-download-the-plug-in-from-the-internet/73083/2 "2017-01-29T02:51:49Z")

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See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/working-with-plugins.html#proxy-plugins](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/working-with-plugins.html#proxy-plugins)

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### Author: ![rlv\_praveen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/97f17d/32.png) [@rlv\_praveen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rlv_praveen)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash5-1-2-allow-proxy-to-download-the-plug-in-from-the-internet/73083/3 "2017-01-30T10:07:39Z")

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I had set a new environment variable in the system vaiables settings. but then i tried to update the command i got the following error.  
Error-  
**C:\logstash-5.1.2\bin\>logstash-plugin install logstash-output-kafka**  
**ERROR: Something went wrong when installing logstash-output-kafka, message: Conn**  
**ection refused - Connection refused**

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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: [February 27, 2017, 10:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash5-1-2-allow-proxy-to-download-the-plug-in-from-the-internet/73083/4 "2017-02-27T10:08:12Z")

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