---
title: Add plugins provided with Elastic Cloud Hosted
description: You can use a variety of official Elasticsearch plugins that are compatible with your version of Elasticsearch. When you upgrade to a new Elasticsearch...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/7101/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/add-plugins-provided-with-ech
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Hosted
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Hosted: Generally available
---

# Add plugins provided with Elastic Cloud Hosted
You can use a variety of [official Elasticsearch plugins](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/main/reference/elasticsearch-plugins) that are compatible with your version of Elasticsearch. When you upgrade to a new Elasticsearch version, these plugins are upgraded with the rest of your deployment.

## Before you begin

Some restrictions apply when adding plugins. For example, plugins are not supported for Kibana. To learn more, check [Restrictions for Elasticsearch and Kibana plugins](/elastic/docs-content/pull/7101/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/restrictions-known-problems#ec-restrictions-plugins).

## Enable plugins for a deployment

1. Log in to [Elastic Cloud](https://cloud.elastic.co?page=docs&placement=docs-body).
2. Find your deployment on the home page or on the **Hosted deployments** page, then select **Manage** to access its settings menus.
   On the **Hosted deployments** page you can narrow your deployments by name, ID, or choose from several other filters. To customize your view, use a combination of filters, or change the format from a grid to a list.
3. From the **Actions** dropdown, select **Edit deployment**.
4. Select **Manage user settings and extensions**.
5. Select the **Extensions** tab.
6. Select the plugins or extensions that you want to enable.
7. Select **Back**.
8. Select **Save**. The Elasticsearch cluster is then updated with new nodes that have the plugin installed.