# Plugin Management > [!IMPORTANT] > New as of 0.4.0 ``` plugin:disable # Disable an installed plugin (third-party only) plugin:enable # Enable a previously disabled plugin plugin:install [--core|git-url] [--committish branch|commit|tag] [--name custom-plugin-name] [--skip-install-trigger] # Optionally download git-url (and pin to the specified branch/commit/tag) & run install trigger for active plugins (or only core ones) plugin:installed # Checks if a plugin is installed plugin:install-dependencies [--core] # Run install-dependencies trigger for active plugins (or only core ones) plugin:list # Print active plugins plugin:trigger . # Trigger an arbitrary plugin hook plugin:uninstall # Uninstall a plugin (third-party only) plugin:update [name [branch|commit|tag]] # Optionally update named plugin from git (and pin to the specified branch/commit/tag) & run update trigger for active plugins ``` ```shell # for 0.3.x cd /var/lib/dokku/plugins git clone dokku plugins-install ``` > These commands require `root` permissions as the `install` and `install-dependencies` plugin triggers may utilize commands such as `apt-get`. For non-core plugins, please inspect those plugins before running the following command as `root` user. ## Usage ### Listing Plugins Installed plugins can be listed via the `plugin:list` command: ```shell dokku plugin:list ``` ``` plugn: dev 00_dokku-standard 0.37.2 enabled dokku core standard plugin 20_events 0.37.2 enabled dokku core events logging plugin app-json 0.37.2 enabled dokku core app-json plugin apps 0.37.2 enabled dokku core apps plugin build-env 0.37.2 enabled dokku core build-env plugin buildpacks 0.37.2 enabled dokku core buildpacks plugin certs 0.37.2 enabled dokku core certificate management plugin checks 0.37.2 enabled dokku core checks plugin common 0.37.2 enabled dokku core common plugin config 0.37.2 enabled dokku core config plugin docker-options 0.37.2 enabled dokku core docker-options plugin domains 0.37.2 enabled dokku core domains plugin enter 0.37.2 enabled dokku core enter plugin git 0.37.2 enabled dokku core git plugin logs 0.37.2 enabled dokku core logs plugin network 0.37.2 enabled dokku core network plugin nginx-vhosts 0.37.2 enabled dokku core nginx-vhosts plugin plugin 0.37.2 enabled dokku core plugin plugin proxy 0.37.2 enabled dokku core proxy plugin ps 0.37.2 enabled dokku core ps plugin repo 0.37.2 enabled dokku core repo plugin resource 0.37.2 enabled dokku core resource plugin scheduler-docker-local 0.37.2 enabled dokku core scheduler-docker-local plugin shell 0.37.2 enabled dokku core shell plugin ssh-keys 0.37.2 enabled dokku core ssh-keys plugin storage 0.37.2 enabled dokku core storage plugin tags 0.37.2 enabled dokku core tags plugin tar 0.37.2 enabled dokku core tar plugin trace 0.37.2 enabled dokku core trace plugin ``` > [!WARNING] > All plugin commands other than `plugin:list` and `plugin:help` require sudo access and must be run directly from the Dokku server. ### Checking if a plugin is installed You can check if a plugin has been installed via the `plugin:installed` command: ```shell dokku plugin:installed postgres ``` ### Installing a plugin > [!NOTE] > Plugins installed in this method within a [docker-based installation](/docs/getting-started/install/docker.md) of Dokku do not persist across installs. Please see the [plugin installation section](/docs/getting-started/install/docker.md#plugin-installation) of the docker-based installation docs for further details. Installing a plugin is easy as well using the `plugin:install` command. This command will also trigger the `install` pluginhook on all existing plugins. The most common usage is to install a plugin from a url. This url may be any of the following: - `git`: For git+ssh based plugin repository clones. - `ssh`: For git+ssh based plugin repository clones. - `file`: For copying plugins from a path on disk. - `https`: For http based plugin repository clones. Additionally, any urls with the extensions `.tar.gz` or `.tgz` are treated as Gzipped Tarballs for installation purposes and will be downloaded and extracted into place. ```shell dokku plugin:install https://github.com/dokku/dokku-postgres.git ``` ``` -----> Cloning plugin repo https://github.com/dokku/dokku-postgres.git to /var/lib/dokku/plugins/available/postgres Cloning into 'postgres'... remote: Counting objects: 646, done. remote: Total 646 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 646 Receiving objects: 100% (646/646), 134.24 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (406/406), done. Checking connectivity... done. -----> Plugin postgres enabled ``` For git-based plugin installation, a commit SHA-like object may be specified (tag/branch/commit sha) via the `--committish` argument and Dokku will attempt to install the specified commit object. ```shell # where 2.0.0 is a potential git tag dokku plugin:install https://github.com/dokku/dokku-postgres.git --committish 2.0.0 ``` Plugin names are interpolated based on the repository name minus the `dokku-` prefix. If the plugin being installed has a name other than what matches the repository name - or another name is desired - the `--name` flag can be used to override this interpolation. ```shell dokku plugin:install https://github.com/dokku/smoke-test-plugin.git --name smoke-test-plugin ``` The `--core` flag may also be indicated as the sole argument, though it is only for installation of core plugins, and thus not useful for end-user installations. ```shell dokku plugin:install --core ``` If installing plugins in a Dockerfile, you will want to skip the `install` trigger. This will be run on container boot. ```shell dokku plugin:install https://github.com/dokku/smoke-test-plugin.git --name smoke-test-plugin --skip-install-trigger ``` Finally, all flags may be omitted to trigger the `install` procedures for both core and third-party plugins: ```shell dokku plugin:install ``` ### Installing plugin dependencies In some cases, plugins will have system-level dependencies. These are not automatically installed via `plugin:install`, and must be separately via the `plugin:install-dependencies` command. This will run through all the `dependencies` trigger for all plugins. ```shell dokku plugin:install-dependencies ``` This command may also target _just_ core plugins via the `--core` flag. This is usually only useful for source-based installs of Dokku. ```shell dokku plugin:install-dependencies --core ``` ### Updating a plugin An installed, third-party plugin can be updated can updated via the `plugin:update` command. This should be done after any upgrades of Dokku as there may be changes in the internal api that require an update of how the plugin interfaces with Dokku. Please note that this command is only valid for plugin installs that were backed by a git-repository. ```shell dokku plugin:update postgres ``` ``` Plugin (postgres) updated ``` An optional commit SHA-like object may be specified. ```shell dokku plugin:update postgres 2.0.0 ``` Any future invocation of `plugin:update` will respect the previously specified SHA-like object. To follow a particular branch again, specify that branch: ```shell dokku plugin:update postgres main ``` ### Uninstalling a plugin Third party plugins can be uninstalled using the `plugin:uninstall` command: ```shell dokku plugin:uninstall postgres ``` ``` -----> Plugin postgres uninstalled ``` ### Disabling a plugin Disabling a plugin can also be useful for debugging whether a third-party plugin is causing issues in a Dokku installation. Another common use case is for disabling core functionality for replacement with a third-party plugin. ```shell dokku plugin:disable postgres ``` ``` -----> Plugin postgres disabled ``` ### Enabling a plugin Disabled plugins can be re-enabled via the `plugin:enable` command. ```shell dokku plugin:enable postgres ``` ``` -----> Plugin postgres enabled ``` ### Triggering a plugin trigger The `plugin:trigger` can be used to call any internal plugin trigger. This may have unintended consequences, and thus should only be called for development or debugging purposes. ```shell dokku plugin:trigger some-internal-trigger args-go-here ```