# Unable to install s3-repository plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-s3-repository-plugin/336443>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [June 20, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-s3-repository-plugin/336443 "2023-06-20T07:24:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![ANUBHAV\_GUPTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@ANUBHAV\_GUPTA](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ANUBHAV_GUPTA)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-s3-repository-plugin/336443/1 "2023-06-20T07:24:35Z")

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Hi, I am trying to install s3-repository plugin but getting the following error:-

```auto
-> Installing repository-s3
[repository-s3] is no longer a plugin but instead a module packaged with this distribution of Elasticsearch
-> Please restart Elasticsearch to activate any plugins installed

```

I am using ES version 8.7.0.

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 7:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-s3-repository-plugin/336443/2 "2023-06-20T07:27:55Z")

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This is not a plugin any more, it's included by default.

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**Author:** ![ANUBHAV\_GUPTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@ANUBHAV\_GUPTA](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ANUBHAV_GUPTA)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-s3-repository-plugin/336443/3 "2023-06-20T07:52:08Z")

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But When I am doing `_cat/plugins` , I am getting empty response.

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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:** [June 20, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-s3-repository-plugin/336443/4 "2023-06-20T08:05:23Z")

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May be because:

> [@DavidTurner](#):
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> This is not a plugin any more

🙂

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**Author:** ![ANUBHAV\_GUPTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@ANUBHAV\_GUPTA](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ANUBHAV_GUPTA)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-s3-repository-plugin/336443/5 "2023-06-20T12:02:25Z")

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okay but then when I am trying `_cat/plugins` then also am not able to see any such plugin.

Also, Can I set up the `s3.client.default.access_key` and `s3.client.default.secret_key` using docker ENV variables without editing the elasticsearch.yaml file and getting inside the docker container bin directory?

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-s3-repository-plugin/336443/6 "2023-06-20T13:20:45Z")

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> [@ANUBHAV\_GUPTA](#):
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> okay but then when I am trying `_cat/plugins` then also am not able to see any such plugin.

That's expected, it's not a plugin any more.

> [@ANUBHAV\_GUPTA](#):
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> using docker ENV variables without editing the elasticsearch.yaml file

These settings contain sensitive information and therefore go in the keystore.

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**Author:** ![ANUBHAV\_GUPTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@ANUBHAV\_GUPTA](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ANUBHAV_GUPTA)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-s3-repository-plugin/336443/7 "2023-06-20T13:29:26Z")

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Alright that means, there is no workaround?

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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 18, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-install-s3-repository-plugin/336443/8 "2023-07-18T13:29:35Z")

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