[[plugin-management]]
== Plugin Management

Use the `elasticsearch-plugin` command line tool to install, list, and remove plugins. It is
located in the `$ES_HOME/bin` directory by default but it may be in a
different location depending on which Elasticsearch package you installed:

* {ref}/targz.html#targz-layout[Directory layout of `.tar.gz` archives]
* {ref}/zip-windows.html#windows-layout[Directory layout of Windows `.zip` archives]
* {ref}/deb.html#deb-layout[Directory layout of Debian package]
* {ref}/rpm.html#rpm-layout[Directory layout of RPM]

Run the following command to get usage instructions:

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin -h
-----------------------------------

[IMPORTANT]
.Running as root
=====================
If Elasticsearch was installed using the deb or rpm package then run
`/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-plugin` as `root` so it can write to the appropriate files on disk.
Otherwise run `bin/elasticsearch-plugin` as the user that owns all of the Elasticsearch
files.
=====================

[discrete]
[[plugin-management-docker]]
=== Docker

If you run {es} using Docker, you can manage plugins using a
<<manage-plugins-using-configuration-file,configuration file>>.

[[installation]]
=== Installing Plugins

The documentation for each plugin usually includes specific installation
instructions for that plugin, but below we document the various available
options:

[discrete]
=== Core Elasticsearch plugins

Core Elasticsearch plugins can be installed as follows:

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install [plugin_name]
-----------------------------------

For instance, to install the core <<analysis-icu,ICU plugin>>, just run the
following command:

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-icu
-----------------------------------

This command will install the version of the plugin that matches your
Elasticsearch version and also show a progress bar while downloading.

[[plugin-management-custom-url]]
=== Custom URL or file system

A plugin can also be downloaded directly from a custom location by specifying the URL:

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install [url] <1>
-----------------------------------
<1> must be a valid URL, the plugin name is determined from its descriptor.

--
Unix::
To install a plugin from your local file system at `/path/to/plugin.zip`, you could run:
+
[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install file:///path/to/plugin.zip
-----------------------------------

Windows::
To install a plugin from your local file system at `C:\path\to\plugin.zip`, you could run:
+
[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
bin\elasticsearch-plugin install file:///C:/path/to/plugin.zip
-----------------------------------
+
NOTE: Any path that contains spaces must be wrapped in quotes!
+
NOTE: If you are installing a plugin from the filesystem the plugin distribution
must not be contained in the `plugins` directory for the node that you are
installing the plugin to or installation will fail.

HTTP::
To install a plugin from an HTTP URL:
+
[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install https://some.domain/path/to/plugin.zip
-----------------------------------
+
The plugin script will refuse to talk to an HTTPS URL with an untrusted
certificate. To use a self-signed HTTPS cert, you will need to add the CA cert
to a local Java truststore and pass the location to the script as follows:
+
[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo ES_JAVA_OPTS="-Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/path/to/trustStore.jks" bin/elasticsearch-plugin install https://host/plugin.zip
-----------------------------------
--

[[installing-multiple-plugins]]
=== Installing multiple plugins

Multiple plugins can be installed in one invocation as follows:

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install [plugin_id] [plugin_id] ... [plugin_id]
-----------------------------------

Each `plugin_id` can be any valid form for installing a single plugin (e.g., the
name of a core plugin, or a custom URL).

For instance, to install the core <<analysis-icu,ICU plugin>>, and
<<repository-s3,S3 repository plugin>> run the following command:

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-icu repository-s3
-----------------------------------

This command will install the versions of the plugins that matches your
Elasticsearch version. The installation will be treated as a transaction, so
that all the plugins will be installed, or none of the plugins will be installed
if any installation fails.

[[mandatory-plugins]]
=== Mandatory Plugins

If you rely on some plugins, you can define mandatory plugins by adding
`plugin.mandatory` setting to the `config/elasticsearch.yml` file, for
example:

[source,yaml]
--------------------------------------------------
plugin.mandatory: analysis-icu,lang-js
--------------------------------------------------

For safety reasons, a node will not start if it is missing a mandatory plugin.

[[listing-removing-updating]]
=== Listing, Removing and Updating Installed Plugins

[discrete]
=== Listing plugins

A list of the currently loaded plugins can be retrieved with the `list` option:

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin list
-----------------------------------

Alternatively, use the {ref}/cluster-nodes-info.html[node-info API] to find
out which plugins are installed on each node in the cluster

[discrete]
=== Removing plugins

Plugins can be removed manually, by deleting the appropriate directory under
`plugins/`, or using the public script:

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove [pluginname]
-----------------------------------

After a Java plugin has been removed, you will need to restart the node to
complete the removal process.

By default, plugin configuration files (if any) are preserved on disk; this is
so that configuration is not lost while upgrading a plugin. If you wish to
purge the configuration files while removing a plugin, use `-p` or `--purge`.
This can option can be used after a plugin is removed to remove any lingering
configuration files.

[[removing-multiple-plugins]]
=== Removing multiple plugins

Multiple plugins can be removed in one invocation as follows:

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove [pluginname] [pluginname] ... [pluginname]
-----------------------------------

[discrete]
=== Updating plugins

Plugins are built for a specific version of Elasticsearch, and therefore must be reinstalled
each time Elasticsearch is updated.

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove [pluginname]
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install [pluginname]
-----------------------------------

=== Other command line parameters

The `plugin` scripts supports a number of other command line parameters:

[discrete]
=== Silent/Verbose mode

The `--verbose` parameter outputs more debug information, while the `--silent`
parameter turns off all output including the progress bar. The script may
return the following exit codes:

[horizontal]
`0`:: everything was OK
`64`:: unknown command or incorrect option parameter
`74`:: IO error
`70`:: any other error

[discrete]
=== Batch mode

Certain plugins require more privileges than those provided by default in core
Elasticsearch. These plugins will list the required privileges and ask the
user for confirmation before continuing with installation.

When running the plugin install script from another program (e.g. install
automation scripts), the plugin script should detect that it is not being
called from the console and skip the confirmation response, automatically
granting all requested permissions. If console detection fails, then batch
mode can be forced by specifying `-b` or `--batch` as follows:

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install --batch [pluginname]
-----------------------------------

[discrete]
=== Custom config directory

If your `elasticsearch.yml` config file is in a custom location, you will need
to specify the path to the config file when using the `plugin` script. You
can do this as follows:

[source,sh]
---------------------
sudo ES_PATH_CONF=/path/to/conf/dir bin/elasticsearch-plugin install <plugin name>
---------------------

[discrete]
=== Proxy settings

To install a plugin via a proxy, you can add the proxy details to the
`ES_JAVA_OPTS` environment variable with the Java settings `http.proxyHost`
and `http.proxyPort` (or `https.proxyHost` and `https.proxyPort`):

[source,shell]
-----------------------------------
sudo ES_JAVA_OPTS="-Dhttp.proxyHost=host_name -Dhttp.proxyPort=port_number -Dhttps.proxyHost=host_name -Dhttps.proxyPort=https_port_number" bin/elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-icu
-----------------------------------

Or on Windows:

[source,shell]
------------------------------------
set ES_JAVA_OPTS="-Dhttp.proxyHost=host_name -Dhttp.proxyPort=port_number -Dhttps.proxyHost=host_name -Dhttps.proxyPort=https_port_number"
bin\elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-icu
------------------------------------

=== Plugins directory

The default location of the `plugins` directory depends on which package you install:

* {ref}/targz.html#targz-layout[Directory layout of `.tar.gz` archives]
* {ref}/zip-windows.html#windows-layout[Directory layout of Windows `.zip` archives]
* {ref}/deb.html#deb-layout[Directory layout of Debian package]
* {ref}/rpm.html#rpm-layout[Directory layout of RPM]


[[manage-plugins-using-configuration-file]]
=== Manage plugins using a configuration file

[IMPORTANT]
.Docker only
=====================
This feature is only available for https://www.docker.elastic.co/[official {es}
Docker images]. Other {es} distributions will not start with a
plugin configuration file.
=====================

If you run {es} using Docker, you can manage plugins using a declarative configuration file.
When {es} starts up, it will compare the plugins in the file with those
that are currently installed, and add or remove plugins as required. {es}
will also upgrade offical plugins when you upgrade {es} itself.

The file is called `elasticsearch-plugins.yml`, and must be placed in the
Elasticsearch configuration directory, alongside `elasticsearch.yml`. Here
is an example:

[source,yaml]
----
plugins:
  - id: analysis-icu
  - id: repository-azure
  - id: custom-mapper
    location: https://example.com/archive/custom-mapper-1.0.0.zip
----

This example installs the official `analysis-icu` and
`repository-azure` plugins, and one unofficial plugin. Every plugin must provide
an `id`. Unofficial plugins must also provide a `location`. This is
typically a URL, but Maven coordinates are also supported. The downloaded
plugin's name must match the ID in the configuration file.

While {es} will respect the
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/net/proxies.html[standard
Java proxy system properties] when downloading plugins, you can also configure an
HTTP proxy to use explicitly in the configuration file. For example:

[source,yaml]
----
plugins:
  - id: custom-mapper
    location: https://example.com/archive/custom-mapper-1.0.0.zip
proxy: proxy.example.com:8443
----
