---
title: Add plugins provided with Elastic Cloud Enterprise
description: Enable built-in Elasticsearch plugins on Elastic Cloud Enterprise deployments without managing upgrades yourself.
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/7959/deploy-manage/plugins-and-bundles/cloud-enterprise/add-plugins-provided-with-ece
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise
  - Elasticsearch
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise: Generally available
---

# Add plugins provided with Elastic Cloud Enterprise
You can use a variety of 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, unless there are breaking changes.
Different versions of Elasticsearch support different plugins. If a plugin is listed for your version, you can enable it on the deployment.

## Add plugins when creating a new Elastic Cloud Enterprise deployment

1. [Log into the Cloud UI](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/7959/deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/log-into-cloud-ui) and select **Create deployment**.
2. Make your initial deployment selections, then select **Advanced settings**.
3. Beneath the Elasticsearch master node, expand the **Manage plugins and settings** caret.
4. Select the plugins you want.
5. Select **Create deployment**.

The deployment spins up with the plugins installed.

## Add plugins to an existing Elastic Cloud Enterprise deployment

1. [Log into the Cloud UI](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/7959/deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/log-into-cloud-ui).
2. On the **Deployments** page, select your deployment.
   Narrow the list by name, ID, or choose from several other filters. To further define the list, use a combination of filters.
3. From your deployment menu, go to the **Edit** page.
4. Beneath the Elasticsearch master node, expand the **Manage plugins and settings** caret.
5. Select the plugins that you want.
6. Select **Save changes**.

There is no downtime when adding plugins to highly available deployments. The deployment is updated with new nodes that have the plugins installed.