# Mapper-Attachments doesn't work

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapper-attachments-doesnt-work/58104>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 16, 2016, 7:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapper-attachments-doesnt-work/58104 "2016-08-16T07:04:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![valerioorfano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ba9def/32.png) [@valerioorfano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/valerioorfano)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 7:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapper-attachments-doesnt-work/58104/1 "2016-08-16T07:04:14Z")

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Hi David i've created a new thread.

I cannot figure out how to install attachment plugin on ES 2.3.4 on windows platform.

I've tried:

1)C:\Users\uibm\>C:\Users\uibm\Desktop\elasticsearch-2.3.4\bin\plugin.bat install m  
apper-attachments  
-\> Installing mapper-attachments...  
Trying [https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugi](https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugi)  
n/mapper-attachments/2.3.4/mapper-attachments-2.3.4.zip ...  
ERROR: failed to download out of all possible locations..., use --verbose to get  
detailed information

It's not very clear to me what is the alternative way to install the plugin

Rgds  
valerio

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**Author:** ![valerioorfano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ba9def/32.png) [@valerioorfano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/valerioorfano)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapper-attachments-doesnt-work/58104/2 "2016-08-16T07:24:55Z")

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Hi

i've downloeaded the latest mapping-attachmnet version from the link:  
[https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments/](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments/), unziipped the source file, renamed mapping-attachemnts and copied under ther the es folder /plugins but when i run es i get the following error:

C:\Users\uibm\>C:\Users\uibm\Desktop\elasticsearch-2.3.4\bin\elasticsearch.bat  
[2016-08-16 09:23:45,463][WARN][bootstrap] jvm uses the client  
vm, make sure to run `java` with the server vm for best performance by adding `- server` to the command line  
[2016-08-16 09:23:45,623][INFO][node] [Karkas] version[2.3  
.4], pid[5928], build[e455fd0/2016-06-30T11:24:31Z]  
[2016-08-16 09:23:45,623][INFO][node] [Karkas] initializin  
g ...  
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Plugin [mapping-a  
ttachments] is a site plugin but has no '\_site/' directory  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginInfo.readFromProperties(PluginInfo.ja  
va:136)  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.getPluginBundles(PluginsServ  
ice.java:378)  
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService.(PluginsService.java:1  
28)  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:158)  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:140)  
at org.elasticsearch.node.NodeBuilder.build(NodeBuilder.java:143)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:178)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:270)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:35)

Refer to the log for complete error details.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapper-attachments-doesnt-work/58104/3 "2016-09-19T13:29:59Z")

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It sounds like you have a proxy issue or something like this.  
Have a look at [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/\_other\_command\_line\_parameters.html#\_proxy\_settings](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/_other_command_line_parameters.html#_proxy_settings)

Otherwise, you can download manually from [https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/mapper-attachments/2.3.4/mapper-attachments-2.3.4.zip](https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/mapper-attachments/2.3.4/mapper-attachments-2.3.4.zip) then install with:

```auto
bin/plugin install file:///path/to/mapper-attachments-2.3.4.zip

```

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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 5, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapper-attachments-doesnt-work/58104/4 "2017-07-05T22:19:11Z")

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