# Opensearch and opensearch dashboard plugins

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-and-opensearch-dashboard-plugins/8899>\
**Category:** OpenDistro\
**Tags:** configure, install\
**Created:** [March 14, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-and-opensearch-dashboard-plugins/8899 "2022-03-14T12:46:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![LailaBoullous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@LailaBoullous](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/LailaBoullous)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-and-opensearch-dashboard-plugins/8899/1 "2022-03-14T12:46:52Z")

</div>

Hi all,  
so I’ve been trying to figure out what should I do to make sure that the plugins are working for my OpenSearch and OpenSearch dashboard, I found out that the manifests file includes the set of zip files for plugins. but I don’t know what’s the next step should I unzip them if yes where exactly?  
thanks in advance

 ![ask](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/c/ca1a220214d6dbee1bd9989a25e5048807886d4c.png)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/kris/32/2208_2.png) [@kris](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/kris)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/opensearch-and-opensearch-dashboard-plugins/8899/2 "2023-02-07T18:45:52Z")

</div>