# Will a plugin packaged on windows work on linux?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-a-plugin-packaged-on-windows-work-on-linux/117236>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 26, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-a-plugin-packaged-on-windows-work-on-linux/117236 "2018-01-26T16:54:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![makibroshett](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/makibroshett/32/106322_2.png) [@makibroshett](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/makibroshett)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-a-plugin-packaged-on-windows-work-on-linux/117236/1 "2018-01-26T16:54:33Z")

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My target linux machine runs logstash and has no internet access.  
Only my windows machine has that, so can I build/package a plugin on windows and have that running on Linux ?

Thanks for the help!

Olivier

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-a-plugin-packaged-on-windows-work-on-linux/117236/2 "2018-01-28T21:34:53Z")

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Yes. Logstash plugins aren't platform-dependent.

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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 25, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-a-plugin-packaged-on-windows-work-on-linux/117236/3 "2018-02-25T21:34:59Z")

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Closed on February 25, 2018, 9:34pm UTC

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