---
title: Add plugins and bundles in Elastic Cloud Enterprise
description: Extend Elasticsearch on Elastic Cloud Enterprise with built-in plugins, custom bundles, or additional Kibana plugins.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4384/deploy-manage/plugins-and-custom-configuration-files/cloud-enterprise/add-plugins
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise
  - Elastic Documentation
  - Elasticsearch
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise: Generally available
---

# Add plugins and bundles in Elastic Cloud Enterprise
On Elastic Cloud Enterprise, you extend Elasticsearch with plugins that the platform provides, custom plugin or configuration bundles, and in certain cases, additional Kibana plugins.
Refer to [Plugins and custom configuration files](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4384/deploy-manage/plugins-and-custom-configuration-files) for options that apply to other deployment types.

## Add Elasticsearch plugins

You can add plugins to a deployment in one of two ways, depending on whether Elastic Cloud Enterprise provides the plugin or you supply it yourself:
- [Provided with Elastic Cloud Enterprise](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4384/deploy-manage/plugins-and-custom-configuration-files/cloud-enterprise/add-plugins-provided-with-ece): Elastic Cloud Enterprise hosts compatible [official Elasticsearch plugins](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4384/reference/elasticsearch/plugins) for your Elasticsearch version and upgrades them with your deployment, unless there are breaking changes. You enable the plugins per deployment.
- [Custom bundles and plugins](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4384/deploy-manage/plugins-and-custom-configuration-files/cloud-enterprise/add-custom-bundles-plugins): When you need a plugin that is not built into Elastic Cloud Enterprise, or shared configuration files such as synonym dictionaries or SAML metadata, you reference a ZIP bundle from an HTTP or HTTPS URL. You can also [create](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4384/extend/elasticsearch) your own plugins.


## Add configuration bundles

On Elastic Cloud Enterprise, you reference a bundle ZIP from an HTTP or HTTPS URL rather than uploading the file. To prepare and attach a bundle, refer to [Add custom bundles and plugins](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4384/deploy-manage/plugins-and-custom-configuration-files/cloud-enterprise/add-custom-bundles-plugins).

## Include Kibana plugins

Unlike Elastic Cloud Hosted, Elastic Cloud Enterprise supports additional Kibana plugins in certain cases by including them in a custom Kibana Docker image and updating your stack pack. Refer to [Include additional Kibana plugins](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4384/deploy-manage/plugins-and-custom-configuration-files/cloud-enterprise/ece-include-additional-kibana-plugin).