Install marvel plugin for Elasticsearch

Question

I have downloaded the version 1.1.0 of elasticsearch, and it's running well. I would like to install the marvel plugin, so I run the following command from the elasticsearch home directory (exactly like told in the official tutorial at http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/marvel/current/#_simple_install):

bin\plugin -i elasticsearch/marvel/latest

But I get the following error:

-> Installing elasticsearch/marvel/latest...
Trying http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/marvel/marvel-latest.zip.
..
Trying http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=elasticsearch/marvel/lates
t/marvel-latest.zip...
Trying https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/repositories/releases/content/elas
ticsearch/marvel/latest/marvel-latest.zip...
Trying https://github.com/elasticsearch/marvel/archive/vlatest.zip...
Trying https://github.com/elasticsearch/marvel/archive/master.zip...
Failed to install elasticsearch/marvel/latest, reason: failed to download out of
 all possible locations..., use -verbose to get detailed information

And this is what I get when I use -verbose:

-> Installing elasticsearch/marvel/latest...
Trying http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/marvel/marvel-latest.zip.
..
Failed: UnknownHostException[download.elasticsearch.org]
Trying http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=elasticsearch/marvel/lates
t/marvel-latest.zip...
Failed: UnknownHostException[search.maven.org]
Trying https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/repositories/releases/content/elas
ticsearch/marvel/latest/marvel-latest.zip...
Failed: UnknownHostException[oss.sonatype.org]
Trying https://github.com/elasticsearch/marvel/archive/vlatest.zip...
Failed: UnknownHostException[github.com]
Trying https://github.com/elasticsearch/marvel/archive/master.zip...
Failed: UnknownHostException[github.com]
Failed to install elasticsearch/marvel/latest, reason: failed to download out of
 all possible locations..., use -verbose to get detailed information

I'm getting this same exact issue too. You would think that the [getting started guide](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/_installing_elasticsearch.html) that we're both following would be accurate! :( — danyim, Jul 15 '14 at 21:52
NOTE: This post is from 2014. The plugin system in Elasticsearch has changed since late 2015 with the release of Elasticsearch 2.0. Please look for a more recent version or ask a new one (and have any "dupe" pointed out)! — pickypg, Jun 06 '16 at 22:50
Seriously - I'm the 25,000th viewer of this page? Maybe elastic should improve their plugin's _search_ capabilities — zelusp, Sep 17 '16 at 01:05

score 30 · Answer 1 · answered May 14 '14 at 12:58

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You could try to go to the address http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/marvel/marvel-latest.zip with your web browser. If you can download the marvel-latest.zip that way then you can manually create plugins directory under elasticsearch directory and unzip the marvel-latest.zip file in the plugins directory, i.e. the zip contents should go to plugins\marvel directory under ElasticSearch home directory.

Be sure to rename the unzipped directory from marvel-latest to marvel, so that address

http://any-server-in-cluster:9200/_plugin/marvel/

suggested in the tutorial works.

I had somewhat similar problem as you with the ElasticSearch version 1.1.1. The

bin\plugin -i elasticsearch/marvel/latest

command gave FileNotFound errors though with the web browser I was able to download the plugin and get it work.

answered May 14 '14 at 12:58

Orienteerix

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Thanks for your answer, I did the manuel installation and it worked. – user2443476 May 14 '14 at 13:04
I'm getting unknown plugin for both the license and marvel. I'm using powershell admin. I'm in the bin folder of elastic search using this command, `./elasticsearch-plugin.bat install elasticsearch\license\latest`. – Daniel Jackson Jan 26 '18 at 16:38
Is marvel replaced by x-pack perhaps? Cause I'm able to install x-pack with the command above. – Daniel Jackson Jan 26 '18 at 16:42

BoreBoar · Answer 2 · 2016-05-15T14:46:35.700

This works for Elasticsearch 2.0+ and Kibana 4.2+ according to https://www.elastic.co/downloads/marvel

Step 1: Install Marvel into Elasticsearch:

/path/to/elasticsearch/bin/./plugin install license

/path/to/elasticsearch/bin/./plugin install marvel-agent

Step 2: Install Marvel into Kibana

/path/to/kibana/bin/./kibana plugin --install elasticsearch/marvel/latest

Step 3: Start Elasticsearch and Kibana

/path/to/elasticsearch/bin/./elasticsearch

/path/to/kibana/bin/./kibana

Step 4: Navigate to http://localhost:5601/app/marvel

Step 5: For installing Sense into Kibana:

/path/to/kibana/bin/./kibana plugin --install elastic/sense

score 6 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 15 '15 at 16:38

This works for me :

cd /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin
./plugin -i elasticsearch/marvel/latest

output :

-> Installing elasticsearch/marvel/latest...
Trying http://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/marvel/marvel-latest.zip...
Downloading ........................................DONE
Installed elasticsearch/marvel/latest into /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/marvel

EDIT: License install

./plugin -i elasticsearch/license/latest

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 02 '15 at 08:30

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Run your CMD as administrator and the latest marvel download will start.

answered Apr 02 '15 at 08:30

Radu

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Actually, I found this was the exact answer to the problem. – Jeff Prince Aug 16 '15 at 23:29
Can you elaborate the steps in detail? I am getting error `'bin' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.` – StatguyUser Jun 13 '17 at 02:22

Miguel Bessa · Answer 5 · 2015-08-03T01:18:25.170

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You can get more Elasticsearch plugins accessing here: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-plugins.html

Plugins installed to use with Elasticsearch are saved in the folder '../usr/share/elasticsearch' (by default).

To install Marvel plugin you can do:

cd ../usr/share/elasticsearch
bin/plugin -i elasticsearch/marvel/latest

Acessible in: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/marvel/current/_installation.html

edited Aug 03 '15 at 01:18

answered Jul 30 '15 at 00:21

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If you want install another plugins you do the same, like: cd ../usr/share/elasticsearch bin/plugin -i plugin-name – Miguel Bessa Aug 03 '15 at 01:18

score 1 · Answer 6 · edited Aug 23 '16 at 17:23

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Try running with proxy if you are behind one. Go to your elasticsearch installation path.

In my case > /usr/share/elasticsearch

cd /usr/share/elasticsearch

bin/plugin -DproxyPort=<porxyPort> -DproxyHost=<proxyHostDNSorIP> install license

bin/plugin -DproxyPort=<porxyPort> -DproxyHost=<proxyHostDNSorIP> install shield

edited Aug 23 '16 at 17:23

answered Aug 23 '16 at 16:17

Chandan Patra

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 30 '15 at 02:10

You could try installing manually. following are the steps-

download it from here-https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/marvel/marvel-latest.zip
Place it into your server.
cd Path/To/elasticsearch-1.x.x
bin/plugin -i marvel -u file:///Path/where/you/placed/marvel-latest.zip
Restart your elastic search.
Go to any mordern browser and write http://any-server-in-cluster:9200/_plugin/marvel/

Install marvel plugin for Elasticsearch

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