# When can plugins be installed directly in the admin panel?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/392235
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 27, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/392235 "2025-12-27T12:29:26Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/392235/2 "2025-12-27T14:06:32Z")

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I’m afraid this can’t be done via the UI, only via the command-line.

See this guide:

> [@Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-on-a-self-hosted-site/19157):
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> warning This guide assumes that you have a self-hosted standard installation. We only support the standard method of install here, so these instructions assume you have a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true). warning This guide only applies to self-hosted Discourse instances. If you are using a managed hosting service, the available plugins are controlled by your hosting provider. For example, on our hosting [these specific plugins](https://www.discourse.org/plugins) are available by hosting tier. information_source As of mid-2025, [many p…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/373574)

And as far as I know, there are no plans to add this feature in the next version (or ever?). IIRC plugins may need to interact with the database and other stuff in Ruby which is why it cannot be done via the UI.

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