# how do you install a plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Dev/API Corner\ **Tags:** plugin-dev\ **Created:** [February 9, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-you-install-a-plugin/28751 "2013-02-09T19:48:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bmnasser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@bmnasser](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bmnasser)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-you-install-a-plugin/28751/1 "2013-02-09T19:48:43Z")
Hi guys, the help sections say a lot about creating plugins, but it doesnt say how to deploy them on the server? can someone point out any documentation about that? I am trying with a youtube plugin using the kickstart toolkit. i unzipped the bundle in the plugins folder. should i see it in the media manager web interface? how can i test if it is working at all? any one can help here? ---
**Author:** ![Gerk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/gerk/32/81980_2.png) [@Gerk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Gerk)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-you-install-a-plugin/28751/2 "2013-02-09T20:18:35Z")
You’ll have better results looking elsewhere, this forum is for development of channels. ---
**Author:** ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2013, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-you-install-a-plugin/28751/3 "2013-02-10T09:33:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Hi guys, > > > the help sections say a lot about creating plugins, but it doesnt say how to deploy them on the server? > can someone point out any documentation about that? I am trying with a youtube plugin using the kickstart toolkit. i unzipped the bundle in the plugins folder. should i see it in the media manager web interface? how can i test if it is working at all? > any one can help here? I recently wrote a guide, will just copy/paste it here for you and anybody else: > [@](#): > > 1. Extract the contents of the zip file to your Plex Media Server plugins folder. Note, you cannot install this directly to a Plex client, it must be installed to Plex Media Server. > > These folders are located in the following locations on different operating systems: > > Windows XP, Server 2003, or Home Server: C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\Application Data\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\ > > Windows Vista, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, or Windows 7: C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\ > > Linux: $PLEX\_HOME/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/ > > [s]2. Enable "Disable capability checking" in the Plex Media Server settings (Settings -\> Channels).[/s] (This step is not required) > 3. Restart the Plex Media Server to ensure the plug in is loaded correctly. > > The plug-in should now be visible in all your clients. I hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![sander1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@sander1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sander1)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-you-install-a-plugin/28751/4 "2013-02-10T15:22:42Z")
> [@](#): > > 2. Enable "Disable capability checking" in the Plex Media Server settings (Settings -\> Channels). Please please please remove this step from your guide. The option is there to exclude certain channels from incompatible clients. We do this for a reason. There are soooooo many forum posts from people reporting "problems" that are not really problems, just incompatible plugins that show up because the user disabled capability checking. ---
**Author:** ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-you-install-a-plugin/28751/5 "2013-02-10T22:11:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Please please please remove this step from your guide. The option is there to exclude certain channels from incompatible clients. We do this for a reason. There are soooooo many forum posts from people reporting "problems" that are not really problems, just incompatible plugins that show up because the user disabled capability checking. Noted. I read this in another post as I couldn't really find any official guide on how to install plugins. Will update above post too. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-you-install-a-plugin/28751/6 "2019-12-20T22:52:56Z")
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