How to install an Elasticsearch plugin in Windows?

Step 1

Open the cmd shell as administrator.

Step 2

cd to the Elasticsearch's bin subfolder:

cd C:\server\elasticsearch\7.17.6\bin

Step 3

elasticsearch-plugin install <plugin-name>

E.g:

elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-phonetic

elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/7.17/analysis-phonetic.html#analysis-phonetic-install

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Step 4

Restart the Elasticsearch's Windows service:

net stop elasticsearch-service-x64 && net start elasticsearch-service-x64

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