# Prune plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [January 20, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329 "2018-01-20T06:39:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/1 "2018-01-20T06:39:14Z")
how to install prune plugin i didn't get the procedure please help me i am really stuck ---
**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 20, 2018, 8:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/2 "2018-01-20T08:36:38Z")
Are you following [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/6.1/plugins-filters-prune.html#\_installation\_59](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/6.1/plugins-filters-prune.html#_installation_59)? If so, please post the output of what you are doing, including any errors. ---
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/3 "2018-01-22T07:39:47Z")
Validating logstash-filter-prune Unable to download data from [https://rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org) - SocketError: Failed to open TCP connection to [rubygems.org:443](http://rubygems.org:443) (initialize: name or service not known) ([https://rubygems.org/latest\_specs.4.8.gz](https://rubygems.org/latest_specs.4.8.gz)) ERROR: Installation aborted, verification failed for logstash-filter-prune ---
**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 23, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/4 "2018-01-23T18:42:08Z")
Looks like you may have a DNS issue, can you dig/ping [rubygems.org](http://rubygems.org)? ---
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/5 "2018-01-24T09:23:57Z")
Ok i will check please provide some steps to follow to install the prune plugin filter ---
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/6 "2018-01-29T13:38:54Z")
if there is quick procedure to install the prune plugin please provide ---
**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, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/7 "2018-01-29T19:41:20Z")
If you are following the documentation then that is how you install it. If you are still having issues then please provide the output of the previous request - [Prune plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/4) ---
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/8 "2018-01-30T05:28:46Z")
WARNING: A maven settings file already exist at C:\Users\dbk080816/.m2/settings.xml, please review the content to make sure it include your proxies configuration. ERROR: Something went wrong when installing logstash-filter-prune, message: 407 "Proxy Authentication Required" ---
**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 30, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/9 "2018-01-30T05:52:42Z")
Please, please, please include the command you are running and the entire output. If you are using a shell copy all the text and paste it into your post. Make sure you format things correctly using the code button or markdown style backticks. It's _very difficult_ to help when you are only providing part of what you are doing, and part of what we are asking. ---
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 8:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/11 "2018-01-31T08:48:55Z")
Hi , Please provide me some updates on the above issue. ---
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/12 "2018-02-09T05:32:09Z")
Hi , I need simply example on the prune plugin ---
**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:** [February 9, 2018, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/13 "2018-02-09T08:03:50Z")
We've provided you the steps to install this. We've also directed you to check other things in follow up posts. Unless we can get that information then we cannot provide further assistance. ---
**Author:** ![dilipchiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dilipchiru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dilipchiru)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/14 "2018-02-14T08:17:52Z")
D:\user\prune-plugin\logstash-6.1.1\logstash-6.1.1\bin\>logstash-plugin install logstash-filter-prune WARNING: A maven settings file already exist at C:\Users\user/.m2/settings.xml, please review the content to make sure it include your proxies configuration. ERROR: Something went wrong when installing logstash-filter-prune, message: Net::ReadTimeout Still i am getting the above issue ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prune-plugin/116329/15 "2018-03-14T08:18:03Z")
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