# Install plugins without direct access to github

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-without-direct-access-to-github/111718>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** unsupported-install\
**Created:** [March 15, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-without-direct-access-to-github/111718 "2019-03-15T16:24:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-without-direct-access-to-github/111718/4 "2019-03-15T17:20:02Z")

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> [@Bram\_van\_Oploo](#):
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> A way to install plugins without direct access to github is.

You just need to put a folder containing the plugin code in the `plugins` folder.

The yaml hook gives you full bash power so you can:

- `wget` a tarball with plugin code
- `rsync` from somewhere with plugin code
- `scp` it from another server
- `git clone` from a local gitlab install

etc.

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