# Not able to install elastiKNN plugin in elastic search
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elastiknn-plugin-in-elastic-search/339049
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-machine-learning
**Created:** [July 24, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elastiknn-plugin-in-elastic-search/339049 "2023-07-24T08:03:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Shreeyash\_Pandey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shreeyash_Pandey)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elastiknn-plugin-in-elastic-search/339049/1 "2023-07-24T08:03:45Z")
I am getting this error during installation of my elsaticKNN plugin. Please let me know the compatible version for my elasticsearch(7.12.0)
-\> Installing [Release 7.12.0.5 · alexklibisz/elastiknn · GitHub](https://github.com/alexklibisz/elastiknn/releases/tag/7.12.0.5/elastiknn-7.12.0.5.zip)
-\> Downloading [Release 7.12.0.5 · alexklibisz/elastiknn · GitHub](https://github.com/alexklibisz/elastiknn/releases/tag/7.12.0.5/elastiknn-7.12.0.5.zip)
-\> Failed installing [Release 7.12.0.5 · alexklibisz/elastiknn · GitHub](https://github.com/alexklibisz/elastiknn/releases/tag/7.12.0.5/elastiknn-7.12.0.5.zip)
-\> Rolling back [Release 7.12.0.5 · alexklibisz/elastiknn · GitHub](https://github.com/alexklibisz/elastiknn/releases/tag/7.12.0.5/elastiknn-7.12.0.5.zip)
-\> Rolled back [Release 7.12.0.5 · alexklibisz/elastiknn · GitHub](https://github.com/alexklibisz/elastiknn/releases/tag/7.12.0.5/elastiknn-7.12.0.5.zip)
Exception in thread "main" java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/.installing-12574570853519711673/plugin-descriptor.properties
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:92)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:106)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:111)
at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.newByteChannel(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:218)
at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Files.java:375)
at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Files.java:426)
at java.base/java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider.newInputStream(FileSystemProvider.java:420)
at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.newInputStream(Files.java:160)
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginInfo.readFromProperties(PluginInfo.java:173)
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.InstallPluginCommand.loadPluginInfo(InstallPluginCommand.java:786)
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.InstallPluginCommand.installPlugin(InstallPluginCommand.java:845)
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.InstallPluginCommand.execute(InstallPluginCommand.java:245)
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.InstallPluginCommand.execute(InstallPluginCommand.java:215)
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:75)
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:116)
at org.elasticsearch.cli.MultiCommand.execute(MultiCommand.java:80)
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:116)
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:79)
at org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginCli.main(PluginCli.java:36)
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elastiknn-plugin-in-elastic-search/339049/2 "2023-07-24T08:22:41Z")
Welcome!
You most likely need to contact the author of this plugin.
BUT:
- You should upgrade Elasticsearch to the latest 7.17 version
- Better, upgrade to 8.8.2 and you won't need to install any plugin as elasticsearch now comes with tons of features regarding knn...
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### Author:  [@Shreeyash\_Pandey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shreeyash_Pandey)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elastiknn-plugin-in-elastic-search/339049/3 "2023-08-05T19:09:37Z")
Thanks @dadoonet It worked
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elastiknn-plugin-in-elastic-search/339049/4 "2023-09-02T19:10:19Z")
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