# Plugin installation under different folder
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 31, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666 "2015-07-31T20:59:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/1 "2015-07-31T20:59:53Z")
Hi,
I installed head plugin in a different folder and modified the elasticsearch.yml accordingly. But head is not loading.
**elasticsearch.yml**
```auto
path.plugins: ${ELASTIC}/plugins
```
**plugins folder structure**
```auto
${ELASTIC}/plugins/_site/head/
```
And I restarted the elasticsearch cluster. I don't see head plugin is picked up by elasticsearch.
What could be the issue?
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/2 "2015-08-01T05:17:50Z")
> [@vilas](#):
>
> path.plugins: ${ELASTIC}/plugins
Is that what you have in the config file? If so do you have that defined as a variable?
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### Author:  [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/3 "2015-08-03T18:48:14Z")
Yes @warkolm.
That is defined as environment variable.
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### Author:  [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/4 "2015-08-04T20:07:50Z")
> [@warkolm](#):
>
> Is that what you have in the config file? If so do you have that defined as a variable?
Yes. I have that added in config file. The variable is working correctly for others like config, data, and logs.
But it is not working for plugins.
So need help here to resolve this.
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### Author:  [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/5 "2015-08-05T20:56:33Z")
@magnusbaeck @warkolm
Waiting for your response.. 🙇♂️
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### Author:  [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/6 "2015-08-05T21:24:38Z")
Try
> ${ELASTIC}/plugins//head/\_site
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### Author:  [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/7 "2015-08-05T21:25:54Z")
[quote="jprante, post:6, topic:26666"]
${ELASTIC}/plugins//head/\_site
[/quote]Thanks @jprante . Let my try that and report back immediately.
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### Author:  [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/8 "2015-08-05T21:40:37Z")
Thanks once again @jprante. It is working now.
I made a mistake from by putting head inside \_site folder rather than other way around.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/9 "2015-08-05T23:33:47Z")
FYI we're volunteers here (yes, even though I am an Elastic employee I do this on my own time).
While we're happy to help out when we can, please do not _expect_ a response.
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### Author:  [@vilas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vilas)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/10 "2015-08-06T04:33:37Z")
I understand @warkolm, yours and others kind contribution here.I have always waited for your response and you people never disappointed.
I have struck badly on this issue in the production for last few days, so I had to push an extra yard here.
Thanks once again to you all for all the help here.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-installation-under-different-folder/26666/11 "2017-07-05T23:57:12Z")