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[[offline-plugins]]
=== Offline Plugin Management
The Logstash <<working-with-plugins,plugin manager>> was introduced in the 1.5 release. This section discusses setting up
local repositories of plugins for use on systems without access to the Internet.
The procedures in this section require a staging machine running Logstash that has access to a public or private Rubygems
server. This staging machine downloads and packages the files used for offline installation.
See the <<private-rubygem,Private Gem Repositories>> section for information on setting up your own private
Rubygems server.
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=== Building the Offline Package
Working with offline plugins requires you to create an _offline package_, which is a compressed file that contains all of
the plugins your offline Logstash installation requires, along with the dependencies for those plugins.
. Create the offline package with the `bin/logstash-plugin pack` subcommand.
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When you run the `bin/logstash-plugin pack` subcommand, Logstash creates a compressed bundle that contains all of the currently
installed plugins and the dependencies for those plugins. By default, the compressed bundle is a GZipped TAR file when you
run the `bin/logstash-plugin pack` subcommand on a UNIX machine. By default, when you run the `bin/logstash-plugin pack` subcommand on a
Windows machine, the compressed bundle is a ZIP file. See <<managing-packs,Managing Plugin Packs>> for details on changing
these default behaviors.
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NOTE: Downloading all dependencies for the specified plugins may take some time, depending on the plugins listed.
. Move the compressed bundle to the offline machines that are the source for offline plugin installation, then use the
`bin/logstash-plugin unpack` subcommand to make the packaged plugins available.
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=== Install or Update a local plugin
To install or update a local plugin, use the `--local` option with the install and update commands, as in the following
examples:
.Installing a local plugin
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`bin/logstash-plugin install --local logstash-input-jdbc`
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.Updating a local plugin
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`bin/logstash-plugin update --local logstash-input-jdbc`
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.Updating all local plugins in one command
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`bin/logstash-plugin update --local`
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[[managing-packs]]
=== Managing Plugin Packs
The `pack` and `unpack` subcommands for `bin/logstash-plugin` take the following options:
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`--tgz`:: Generate the offline package as a GZipped TAR file. The default behavior on UNIX systems.
`--zip`:: Generate the offline package as a ZIP file. The default behavior on Windows systems.
`[packname] --override`:: Generates a new offline package that overwrites an existing offline with the specified name.
`[packname] --[no-]clean`: Deletes offline packages matching the specified name.