# Installing basic Kickstart plug-in

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/installing-basic-kickstart-plug-in/22288>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** plugin-dev\
**Created:** [October 15, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/installing-basic-kickstart-plug-in/22288 "2012-10-15T07:24:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![olefriis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c6cbf5/32.png) [@olefriis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/olefriis)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/installing-basic-kickstart-plug-in/22288/1 "2012-10-15T07:24:19Z")

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Hello!  
  
  
  
I hope you can help me out. I’m about to start writing a simple plug-in, and I thought the perfect way to get started would be to create a skeleton project on the Kickstart page ([http://dev.plexapp.com/tools/plugin\_kickstart/](http://dev.plexapp.com/tools/plugin_kickstart/)) and continue from there.  
  
  
  
What I choose on the page is this:  
  
  
  
Plug-in Template: General Plug-in  
  
Plug-in Title: Hello World  
  
(I leave “Compact code” unchecked, and “Type(s) of content” to only “video”)  
  
Include Examples Of…: I leave “Search interface” unchecked, but check “Preferences”  
  
  
  
Then I click “Generate Plugin” and download a .tar.gz file, which I decompress into a nice .bundle directory. I make sure that both Plex Media Server and the client are shut down, and then I move the HelloWorld.bundle directory into the Contents/Resources/Plug-ins directory of the Plex application.  
  
  
  
I then start Plex Media Server and the client, but nowhere can I find the Hello World plug-in.  
  
  
  
I use Plex Media Server 0.9.6.9.240-8fd9c6a and client version 0.9.5.4-973998f (just downloaded the newest ones yesterday) on a Mac. I’ve tried to check “Disable Capability Checking” in the preferences of the Plex Media Server, since it seems this is the normal cause for plug-ins not appearing, but with no result.  
  
  
  
In the client, I try going to “Channel Directory” -\> “More…” -\> “Installed Plug-ins”. I also try “Video Channels”. No “Hello World” plug-in anywhere.  
  
  
  
There’s probably something I’m completely missing. I’ve tried messing around with the files generated by the Kickstart page to no avail, but as far as I can judge, the raw output from the Kickstart page ought to be a fully functional (although not very useful, of course) plug-in.  
  
  
  
Thank you very much in advance for any help!!  
  
  
  
Kind regards,  
  
Ole

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**Author:** ![mikedm139](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mikedm139/32/96909_2.png) [@mikedm139](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mikedm139)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/installing-basic-kickstart-plug-in/22288/2 "2012-10-15T14:17:24Z")

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I agree. The kickstarter should provide a minimum level of function. It is, unfortunately, in need of updating. I’ll try to find someone familiar enough with the underlying code to update the kickstarter for the latest framework.

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**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, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/installing-basic-kickstart-plug-in/22288/3 "2019-12-20T22:19:56Z")

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