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Expand Up @@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ $ bin/kibana-plugin install file:///some/local/path/x-pack.zip -d path/to/direct

NOTE: This command creates the specified directory if it does not already exist.

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=== Installing Plugins with Linux packages

The Kibana server needs to be able to write to files in the `optimize` directory. If you're installing plugins using sudo or su you'll
want to make sure these commands are ran as the user `kibana`. This user is already added for you as part of the package installation.

[source,shell]
$ sudo -u kibana bin/kibana-plugin install x-pack

If plugins were installed as a different user and the server is not starting, then you will need to change the owner of these files:

[source,shell]
$ chown -R kibana:kibana /path/to/kibana/optimize

== Updating & Removing Plugins

To update a plugin, remove the current version and reinstall the plugin.
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