How do I find where ElasticSearch is installing my plugins?
directory, elasticsearch
Solution
To find your elasticsearch home directory & install plugin(s) follow these steps below.
Locate your home directory ( Look for Settings -> Path -> Home for value )
$ curl "localhost:9200/_nodes/settings?pretty=true"
Goto Location (Example settings.path.home value: /usr/local/Cellar/elasticsearch/1.5.0)
$ cd /usr/local/Cellar/elasticsearch/1.5.0
Install Plugin (Example plugin: mobz/elasticsearch-head)
$ bin/plugin -install mobz/elasticsearch-head
Problem
I have installed elasticsearch with `brew install elasticsearch`. My plugins seem to reside in `/usr/local/Cellar/elasticsearch/0.19.8/plugins`. With `cat $( which plugin )` I see a `ES_HOME` variable that contains the correct path. Is there a way to ask elastic for `ES_HOME` or the plugins directory? EDIT What I am looking for is the directory used by the plugin executable to install the plugins when I do `plugin -install something`. I want to use that path in a script to fire up elastic search.