# Unable to install mapper-attachments plugin for Elastic Search 2.3.0

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-mapper-attachments-plugin-for-elastic-search-2-3-0/49211>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 4, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-mapper-attachments-plugin-for-elastic-search-2-3-0/49211 "2016-05-04T17:56:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Piyush\_Giri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@Piyush\_Giri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Piyush_Giri)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-mapper-attachments-plugin-for-elastic-search-2-3-0/49211/1 "2016-05-04T17:56:03Z")

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I am following the below link:

> **[elastic/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments)**
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> elasticsearch-mapper-attachments - Mapper Attachments Type plugin for Elasticsearch

As per link when I am trying to install, I am getting the below error:  
C:\Program Files\Elasticsearch\>plugin install elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper  
-attachments/elasticsearch repository  
-\> Installing elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments/elasticsearch...  
Trying [https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachment](https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachment)  
s/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments-elasticsearch.zip ...  
Trying [https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=elasticsearch/elasticsear](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=elasticsearch/elasticsear)  
ch-mapper-attachments/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments-elasticsear  
ch.zip ...  
Trying [https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/repositories/releases/content/elas](https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/repositories/releases/content/elas)  
ticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-at  
tachments-elasticsearch.zip ...  
Trying [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments/archive](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments/archive)  
/elasticsearch.zip ...  
Trying [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments/archive](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments/archive)  
/master.zip ...  
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.....................................DONE  
Verifying [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments/arch](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-mapper-attachments/arch)  
ive/master.zip checksums if available ...  
NOTE: Unable to verify checksum for downloaded plugin (unable to find .sha1 or .  
md5 file to verify)  
ERROR: Could not find plugin descriptor 'plugin-descriptor.properties' in plugin  
zip

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-mapper-attachments-plugin-for-elastic-search-2-3-0/49211/2 "2016-05-04T18:33:02Z")

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Read the very first lines of the README:

> IMPORTANT: this project now moved to elasticsearch repository (from elasticsearch 2.2.0):  
> mapper-attachments (documentation)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-mapper-attachments-plugin-for-elastic-search-2-3-0/49211/3 "2017-07-05T22:53:57Z")

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