# Missing Plungin: Install watcher in ELasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-plungin-install-watcher-in-elasticsearch/93359>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting\
**Created:** [July 17, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-plungin-install-watcher-in-elasticsearch/93359 "2017-07-17T08:42:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Aditi\_Wadekar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Aditi\_Wadekar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Aditi_Wadekar)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-plungin-install-watcher-in-elasticsearch/93359/1 "2017-07-17T08:42:42Z")

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Currently, I'm using elastisearch version 5.5. Trying to install watchers in it.  
Referred below document for information  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/watcher/current/installing-watcher.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/watcher/current/installing-watcher.html)

cd /usr/share/elasticsearch  
sudo bin/plugin install license  
sudo bin/plugin install watcher

My bin folder doesn't have plugin

bin/elasticsearch-plugin install license  
I get the below error

A tool for managing installed elasticsearch plugins

## Commands

list - Lists installed elasticsearch plugins  
install - Install a plugin  
remove - removes a plugin from Elasticsearch

Non-option arguments:  
command

Option Description

* * *

-h, --help show help  
-s, --silent show minimal output  
-v, --verbose show verbose output  
ERROR: Unknown plugin license

So tried to download and install [https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/license/2.4.4/license-2.4.4.zip](https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/release/org/elasticsearch/plugin/license/2.4.4/license-2.4.4.zip)

I get below error  
bin/elasticsearch-plugin install /data/ELK/license-2.4.4.zip

A tool for managing installed elasticsearch plugins

## Commands

list - Lists installed elasticsearch plugins  
install - Install a plugin  
remove - removes a plugin from Elasticsearch

Non-option arguments:  
command

Option Description

* * *

-h, --help show help  
-s, --silent show minimal output  
-v, --verbose show verbose output  
ERROR: Unknown plugin /data/ELK/license-2.4.4.zip

Can anyone please shed some light on this and help me in proceeding with the installation

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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:** [July 17, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-plungin-install-watcher-in-elasticsearch/93359/2 "2017-07-17T08:50:13Z")

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For 5.X please see [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/installing-xpack.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/installing-xpack.html)

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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:** [August 14, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-plungin-install-watcher-in-elasticsearch/93359/3 "2017-08-14T08:50:54Z")

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