# Unable to install Marvel plugin. Tried online, offline both **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-monitoring\ **Created:** [November 30, 2015, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-marvel-plugin-tried-online-offline-both/35873 "2015-11-30T09:27:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![prkhr\_singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prkhr_singh/32/6248_2.png) [@prkhr\_singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prkhr_singh)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-marvel-plugin-tried-online-offline-both/35873/1 "2015-11-30T09:27:47Z")
I'm **_very_** new to elasticsearch. I am following the introduction walkthrough video religiously, but I am unable to download marvel. Procedure: 1. Made suggested changes to config/elasticsearch.yml 2. Ran ./bin/plugin install license - Successful 3. Ran ./bin/plugin install marvel-agent - Successful 4. Ran ./bin/plugin install elasticsearch/marvel/latest Error : failed to download out of all possible locations 5. Alternately downloaded zip and tried offline install Ran ./bin/plugin install file:///home/path/to/marvel-2.1.0.tar.gz Report: Verifying file:/home/path/to/marvel-2.1.0.tar.gz 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 What am I doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![tanguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tanguy/32/6030_2.png) [@tanguy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tanguy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-marvel-plugin-tried-online-offline-both/35873/2 "2015-11-30T09:30:22Z")
Hi, It looks like you're installing marvel multiple times, only steps 1 & 2 are required to install marvel in an elasticsearch node. This page may help you: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/marvel/current/getting-started.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/marvel/current/getting-started.html) -- Tanguy ---
**Author:** ![prkhr\_singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prkhr_singh/32/6248_2.png) [@prkhr\_singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prkhr_singh)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-marvel-plugin-tried-online-offline-both/35873/3 "2015-11-30T09:34:37Z")
Hey @tanguy , Thanks for the reply. But in that case I should be able to see something at : [http://localhost:9200/\_plugin/marvel/](http://localhost:9200/_plugin/marvel/) which I'm not able to. Any reasons, why? ---
**Author:** ![tanguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tanguy/32/6030_2.png) [@tanguy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tanguy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-marvel-plugin-tried-online-offline-both/35873/4 "2015-11-30T09:40:25Z")
Are you using elasticsearch 2.x? If so, then the link I gave you explains how to install everything including Kibana and the marvel plugin to see marvel's dashboards. The [http://localhost:9200/\_plugin/marvel/](http://localhost:9200/_plugin/marvel/) concerned the version 1.x of marvel that runs on elasticsearch 1.x ---
**Author:** ![prkhr\_singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prkhr_singh/32/6248_2.png) [@prkhr\_singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prkhr_singh)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-marvel-plugin-tried-online-offline-both/35873/5 "2015-12-01T13:33:04Z")
Thanks @tanguy , the suggestion worked. The issue was arising because of following installation procedure for 1.x Following the link worked fine. Thanks, Prakhar ---
**Author:** ![tanguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tanguy/32/6030_2.png) [@tanguy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tanguy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-marvel-plugin-tried-online-offline-both/35873/6 "2015-12-01T13:34:29Z")
Great, thanks ---
**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, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-marvel-plugin-tried-online-offline-both/35873/7 "2017-07-06T13:46:32Z")