# Problem during installation

**URL:** https://forum.opensearch.org/t/problem-during-installation/18905
**Category:** OpenSearch
**Tags:** troubleshoot, configure, install
**Created:** [April 18, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/problem-during-installation/18905 "2024-04-18T02:01:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![jymbay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jymbay](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/jymbay)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/problem-during-installation/18905/1 "2024-04-18T02:01:44Z")

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Opensearch 2.13.0 Windows

**Describe the issue** :  
before this i already install using docker compose but have problem in plugins. i remove and reinstall. suddenly my error to reinstall are still same.

C:\Program Files\opensearch-2.13.0-windows-x64\opensearch-2.13.0\>opensearch-windows-install.bat  
“OPENSEARCH\_HOME: C:\Program Files\opensearch-2.13.0-windows-x64\opensearch-2.13.0”  
“OPENSEARCH\_PATH\_CONF: C:\Program Files\opensearch-2.13.0-windows-x64\opensearch-2.13.0\config”  
“Running Security Plugin Install Demo Configuration”  
“OpenSearch 2.12.0 onwards, the OpenSearch Security Plugin a change that requires an initial password for ‘admin’ user.”  
“Please define an environment variable ‘OPENSEARCH\_INITIAL\_ADMIN\_PASSWORD’ with a strong password string.”  
“If a password is not provided, the setup will quit.”  
“For more details, please visit: [Windows - OpenSearch Documentation](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/install-and-configure/install-opensearch/windows/)”

### OpenSearch Security Demo Installer

### \*\* Warning: Do not use on production or public reachable systems \*\*

**Configuration** :

**Relevant Logs or Screenshots** :

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### Author: ![Eugene7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbce88/32.png) [@Eugene7](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Eugene7)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/problem-during-installation/18905/2 "2024-04-18T10:41:29Z")

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Hey @jymbay

Have you created `OPENSEARCH_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD` with a strong password in your .env file ?

If not, please have a look at the following page:

> **[Setting up a demo configuration](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security/configuration/demo-configuration/#setting-up-a-custom-admin-password)**
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> Setting up a demo configuration

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### Author: ![jymbay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jymbay](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/jymbay)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/problem-during-installation/18905/3 "2024-04-22T00:44:27Z")

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okay thank you very much for your support. successfully installed 😄