Add plugins
Self-managed deployments are Elastic Stack deployments managed without the assistance of an orchestrator. Availability This functionality is generally available and ready for production usage. This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes.
Self-managed
Generally available
Plugins enhance core Elasticsearch functionality with custom analyzers, discovery providers, scripting engines, and more.
To install and manage plugins on a self-managed cluster, refer to Manage plugins on self-managed deployments. For other deployment types, refer to Plugins and bundles.
For the catalog of official plugins, refer to Elasticsearch plugins. To develop your own plugin, refer to Create Elasticsearch plugins.