# Unable to find usable node.js executable while installing logtrail plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [May 29, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable-while-installing-logtrail-plugin/183336 "2019-05-29T13:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lolcool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lolcool/32/46158_2.png) [@lolcool](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lolcool)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable-while-installing-logtrail-plugin/183336/1 "2019-05-29T13:03:45Z")
Hello, i am using version 7.1.0 for kibana and ES. When I try to install log-trail plugin, I get following error `unable to find usable node.js executable`. How can I solve this? I can do node -v and it will return version number. ---
**Author:** ![Brandon\_Kobel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brandon_kobel/32/14829_2.png) [@Brandon\_Kobel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brandon_Kobel)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable-while-installing-logtrail-plugin/183336/2 "2019-05-29T16:51:34Z")
Hey @lolcool, Kibana uses the version of nodejs which is packaged with Kibana. Which method did you use to install Kibana? Did you download and extract one of the archives from [https://www.elastic.co/downloads/kibana](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/kibana) ? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-find-usable-node-js-executable-while-installing-logtrail-plugin/183336/3 "2019-06-26T16:51:38Z")
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