---
mapped_pages:
  - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/_plugins_directory.html
applies_to:
  deployment:
    self: ga
---

# Plugins directory [_plugins_directory]

The default location of the `plugins` directory depends on which package you install:

* [Directory layout of `.tar.gz` archives](docs-content://deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/install-elasticsearch-from-archive-on-linux-macos.md#targz-layout)
* [Directory layout of Windows `.zip` archives](docs-content://deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/install-elasticsearch-with-zip-on-windows.md#windows-layout)
* [Directory layout of Debian package](docs-content://deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/install-elasticsearch-with-debian-package.md#deb-layout)
* [Directory layout of RPM](docs-content://deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/install-elasticsearch-with-rpm.md#rpm-layout)