how to install plugin/head for elastic search?

Question

I have installed elastic search and its plugin head but when i enter the

 **url 
"localhost:9200/_plugin/head/"**

It does not shows any thing?

And I have also install marvel/SENSE for monitoring purpose. I have installed plugin/head using

sudo elasticsearch/bin/plugin -install mobz/elasticsearch-head

But its also not working . Error: console not found on url http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/sense_widget.html?snippets/010_Intro/10_Info.json

BTW I am new to elastic search. So if you could tell me why it is not showing anything or have i made any mistake.

Thank in advance!

When you run the command to install elasticsearch-head do you see a confirmation message that the plugin was installed? Also, can you see the `head` directory in `${ES_HOME}\plugins`? — Dan Tuffery, Jul 31 '14 at 09:34
I have found an extremely useful website that will guide you through the entire Linux stack installation: [LinuxInstallGuide](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-4-on-ubuntu-14-04). Another thought, what directory did you attempt the install? Try installing by first changing the directory to %{ES_HOME}, and then attempting to install with "bin/plugin --install mobz/elasticsearch-head". — CodeBreaker, May 21 '15 at 00:42

Adam Delarosa · Answer 1 · 2016-12-24T18:14:57.357

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If someone tries with version 5 or else:

for Elasticsearch 5.x: plugins are not supported. Run elasticsearch-head as a standalone
for Elasticsearch 2.x – 4.x: sudo elasticsearch/bin/plugin install mobz/elasticsearch-head
for Elasticsearch 1.x: sudo elasticsearch/bin/plugin -install mobz/elasticsearch-head/1.x
for Elasticsearch 0.9: sudo elasticsearch/bin/plugin -install mobz/elasticsearch-head/0.9

From GitHub

edited Dec 24 '16 at 18:14

answered Nov 08 '16 at 12:34

Adam Delarosa

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How would on run elasticsearch-head as a stand alone? – Jean-Paul Feb 24 '17 at 19:44
@JpHouten There is [Run as a standalone server](https://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head#running-with-built-in-server) – Adam Delarosa Feb 24 '17 at 21:08

score 12 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 19 '15 at 04:00

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I've just installed ES using 1.4.4. on windows. Please check if you've got the confirmation that the plugging is installed. Also double check your commands. See below.

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answered Mar 19 '15 at 04:00

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For me it only worked without the dash: plugin.bat install mobz/elasticsearch-head – Jenninha Dec 08 '15 at 11:42
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My command is "plugin install mobz/elasticsearch-head". Tested on Elasticsearch 2.2 – Shawn Sim Feb 29 '16 at 08:58
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For version 2.2 dash "-" before the word "install" is not required. – abhijitcaps Mar 26 '16 at 14:02
'plugin' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. in elasticsearch 5.4.1 – StatguyUser Jun 13 '17 at 03:13

Vincent P · Answer 3 · 2015-11-10T01:55:27.803

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The following are what I used on my Ubuntu 14.04 elasticsearch 2.0.0. instead of -i, you need to use the word install ( without dash )

with proxy:

/opt/elasticsearch/bin/plugin install -DproxyPort=80 -DproxyHost=www.example.com mobz/elasticsearch-head

without proxy:

/opt/elasticsearch/bin/plugin install mobz/elasticsearch-head

edited Nov 10 '15 at 01:55

answered Nov 10 '15 at 01:47

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered May 02 '18 at 08:44

Updating the already existing answers for CentOS/RHEL 7.

Since v5.x the ElasticSearch Head plugin is deprecated and es-head must be run as a standalone server. Here's how to install on CentOS/RHEL 7.

First, install Node.js and Git.

Then run these commands:

git clone git://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head.git
cd elasticsearch-head
npm install
npm run start

Assuming that your ES installation runs on http://localhost:9200/, you can now access es-head on http://localhost:9100/.

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 23 '15 at 07:24

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If you have to use proxy to access external websites, you can the following command to install it:

bin/plugin -i -DproxyPort=80 -DproxyHost=www.example.com mobz/elasticsearch-head

answered Oct 23 '15 at 07:24

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 18 '17 at 06:36

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You can also run elastic-search head as a chrome extension "ElasticSearch Head". Click the extension icon in the toolbar of your web browser after installing.

answered Dec 18 '17 at 06:36

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 16 '18 at 18:31

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If you are on Ubuntu 16.04 or any other version, This command will surely run,

elasticsearch/bin/plugin install -DproxyPort=80 -DproxyHost=www.example.com mobz/elasticsearch-head

answered Jun 16 '18 at 18:31

Abhishek Chauhan

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What does this answer add over the one chad.zheng posted? They seem nearly identical to me. – Hermann Döppes Jun 16 '18 at 19:10

Win32Sector · Answer 8 · 2018-07-11T13:44:12.820

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You can create systemd unit with npm run start. Like this:

[Unit]
Description=Elasticsearch-head
After=syslog.target
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm run start
WorkingDirectory=/usr/share/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-head
Restart=always
StandardOutput=syslog
StandardError=syslog
User=user
Group=user

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

edited Jul 11 '18 at 13:44

answered Jun 27 '18 at 11:54

Win32Sector

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