# Which nodes to install plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-nodes-to-install-plugin/215783>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 20, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-nodes-to-install-plugin/215783 "2020-01-20T17:42:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![jdcohen220](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e68b1a/32.png) [@jdcohen220](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jdcohen220)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-nodes-to-install-plugin/215783/1 "2020-01-20T17:42:42Z")

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Do plugins need to be installed on all nodes, or only data nodes?

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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:** [February 17, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-nodes-to-install-plugin/215783/2 "2020-02-17T17:42:43Z")

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