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title: Installing plugins
description: The documentation for each plugin usually includes specific installation instructions for that plugin, but below we document the various available options:...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/139405/reference/elasticsearch-plugins/installation
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# Installing plugins
The documentation for each plugin usually includes specific installation instructions for that plugin, but below we document the various available options:

## Core Elasticsearch plugins

Core Elasticsearch plugins can be installed as follows:
```shell
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install [plugin_name]
```

For instance, to install the core [ICU plugin](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/139405/reference/elasticsearch-plugins/analysis-icu), just run the following command:
```shell
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-icu
```

This command will install the version of the plugin that matches your Elasticsearch version and also show a progress bar while downloading.