# Unable to install plugins in elastic search
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-plugins-in-elastic-search/65638
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 10, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-plugins-in-elastic-search/65638 "2016-11-10T10:56:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@narendra\_reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/narendra_reddy)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-plugins-in-elastic-search/65638/1 "2016-11-10T10:56:04Z")
Hi I am trying to install the plugin royrusso/elasticsearch-HQ its not working, below is the output.
Raja:bin XXXX$ ./elasticsearch-plugin install file:///Users/XXXX/Downloads/royrusso-elasticsearch-HQ-v2.0.3-2-gfe18bc4.zip
-\> Downloading file:///Users/XXXX/Downloads/royrusso-elasticsearch-HQ-v2.0.3-2-gfe18bc4.zip
[=================================================] 100%
ERROR: `elasticsearch` directory is missing in the plugin zip
please help me fix this issue.
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2016, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-plugins-in-elastic-search/65638/2 "2016-11-10T11:21:37Z")
Have a look at [https://www.elastic.co/blog/running-site-plugins-with-elasticsearch-5-0](https://www.elastic.co/blog/running-site-plugins-with-elasticsearch-5-0)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2016, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-plugins-in-elastic-search/65638/3 "2016-12-08T11:21:37Z")
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