# Status of plugin installation from github **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 3, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/status-of-plugin-installation-from-github/13447 "2013-09-03T15:48:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Michael\_Tonks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@Michael\_Tonks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Tonks)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/status-of-plugin-installation-from-github/13447/1 "2013-09-03T15:48:05Z")
Hi, I recently had some trouble installing a plugin from github, and notice other people have had similar issues: > Elsewhere I see similar issues with other plugins, with the suggestion that it can be fixed / workaround using different url or something: [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/elasticsearch/github/elasticsearch/EV80IBP8-rU/LeDrCJpCDaYJ](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/elasticsearch/github/elasticsearch/EV80IBP8-rU/LeDrCJpCDaYJ) Can someone update me if this feature is working, or if there is some alternative repository / easy way to be able to install plugins from github without manual install? Thanks, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/status-of-plugin-installation-from-github/13447/2 "2013-09-03T15:56:46Z")
Non-site plugins can no longer be hosted on Github as downloads. You need to build the plugin yourself and install locally. Some plugins have uploaded the binaries to [maven.org](http://maven.org) or [sonatype.org](http://sonatype.org) and the new plugin script should know how to install them. Which plugin are you trying to install and what command are you running? Cheers, Ivan On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Michael Tonks [miketonks99@gmail.com](mailto:miketonks99@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi, > > I recently had some trouble installing a plugin from github, and notice > other people have had similar issues: > > [https://github.com/domdorn/elasticsearch-river-activemq/issues/3](https://github.com/domdorn/elasticsearch-river-activemq/issues/3) > > Elsewhere I see similar issues with other plugins, with the suggestion > that it can be fixed / workaround using different url or something: > > [Redirecting to Google Groups](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/elasticsearch/github/elasticsearch/EV80IBP8-rU/LeDrCJpCDaYJ) > > Can someone update me if this feature is working, or if there is some > alternative repository / easy way to be able to install plugins from github > without manual install? > > Thanks, > > Mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Tonks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@Michael\_Tonks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Tonks)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/status-of-plugin-installation-from-github/13447/3 "2013-09-04T09:44:47Z")
Hi Ivan, Thanks for clarifying that. I'm trying to install the ActiveMQ river plugin from here - [GitHub - domdorn/elasticsearch-river-activemq: An ActiveMQ River implementation for ElasticSearch](https://github.com/domdorn/elasticsearch-river-activemq/) I have built and installed locally using maven, but I have to prepare an install guide for our production servers and it would be better to pull from a published binary than rolling our own. If I build the package and upload to [maven.org](http://maven.org), are you saying the elastisearch plugin installer will find it automatically? Are there any special guidelines to follow? Regards, Mike On Tuesday, 3 September 2013 16:56:46 UTC+1, Ivan Brusic wrote: > Non-site plugins can no longer be hosted on Github as downloads. You need > to build the plugin yourself and install locally. Some plugins have > uploaded the binaries to [maven.org](http://maven.org) or [sonatype.org](http://sonatype.org) and the new plugin > script should know how to install them. Which plugin are you trying to > install and what command are you running? > > Cheers, > > Ivan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/status-of-plugin-installation-from-github/13447/4 "2013-09-04T10:26:00Z")
You do not need Maven or Sonatype, your favorite URL to a zip will do. On the command line, add an "-url" parameter, documented at [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/modules/plugins/](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/modules/plugins/) Jörg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/status-of-plugin-installation-from-github/13447/5 "2013-09-05T06:42:55Z")
The problem is that there is no zip file hosted anywhere AFAIK. You can self host and use the -url parameter as Jorg suggested. -- Ivan On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:26 AM, [joergprante@gmail.com](mailto:joergprante@gmail.com) \<[joergprante@gmail.com](mailto:joergprante@gmail.com) > wrote: > You do not need Maven or Sonatype, your favorite URL to a zip will do. On > the command line, add an "-url" parameter, documented at > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/modules/plugins/) > > Jörg > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/status-of-plugin-installation-from-github/13447/6 "2017-07-06T02:18:06Z")