IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Listing, Removing and Updating Installed Plugins
editListing, Removing and Updating Installed Plugins
editListing plugins
editA list of the currently loaded plugins can be retrieved with the list
option:
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin list
Alternatively, use the node-info API to find out which plugins are installed on each node in the cluster
Removing plugins
editPlugins can be removed manually, by deleting the appropriate directory under
plugins/
, or using the public script:
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.
Updating plugins
editPlugins are built for a specific version of Elasticsearch, and therefore must be reinstalled each time Elasticsearch is updated.
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove [pluginname] sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install [pluginname]