# How to create a plugin package for local usage?

**URL:** <https://community.tago.io/t/how-to-create-a-plugin-package-for-local-usage/1337>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 13, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/how-to-create-a-plugin-package-for-local-usage/1337 "2023-03-13T15:20:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![erwin.hogeweg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a698b9/32.png) [@erwin.hogeweg](https://community.tago.io/u/erwin.hogeweg)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/how-to-create-a-plugin-package-for-local-usage/1337/1 "2023-03-13T15:20:17Z")

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Hi,

I have a plugin in my local filesystem that I want to install as a local plugin in another tcore instance.

I am pretty sure I read or saw somewhere on how to create a plugin package, but I can’t find it anymore.

Please advice.

Kind Regards,

Erwin

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**Author:** ![freddy.minuzzi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.tago.io/freddy.minuzzi/32/415_2.png) [@freddy.minuzzi](https://community.tago.io/u/freddy.minuzzi)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/how-to-create-a-plugin-package-for-local-usage/1337/2 "2023-03-13T15:52:32Z")

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Hi Erwin!

You can read more about how to create plugins [here](https://tagocore.com/docs/plugins/create).

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**Author:** ![jjuno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/94ad74/32.png) [@jjuno](https://community.tago.io/u/jjuno)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/how-to-create-a-plugin-package-for-local-usage/1337/3 "2023-03-13T16:23:33Z")

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Hi Erwin,

In my opinion, the information provided in the TagoCore documentation is insufficient, and the given example is too simple to be used as a starting point. I suggest that you review Tago’s videos on their YouTube channel. They have conducted some webinars where they cover the topic of creating plugins and show how to do it. Perhaps it can serve as a better reference for you:

[Webinar: Designing for Edge Computing with TagoCore and Plugins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YidCR47DibE)

There may be other videos that cover these topics, but I haven’t seen them. In any case, maybe @Freddy Minuzzi can suggest some more videos that demonstrate how to create plugins.

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**Author:** ![erwin.hogeweg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a698b9/32.png) [@erwin.hogeweg](https://community.tago.io/u/erwin.hogeweg)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/how-to-create-a-plugin-package-for-local-usage/1337/4 "2023-03-13T17:20:13Z")

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Thanks a bunch, that video has the clue at 40 minutes in.

Indeed, good luck finding that somewhere in the documentation.

Thanks again for pointing this out. This is exactly where I saw it initially.

Cheers,

Erwin

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**Author:** ![erwin.hogeweg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a698b9/32.png) [@erwin.hogeweg](https://community.tago.io/u/erwin.hogeweg)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/how-to-create-a-plugin-package-for-local-usage/1337/5 "2023-03-13T17:00:03Z")

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Hi @Freddy,

Thanks for the reply. I have updated the subject to include the word ‘package’. I am familiair with how to create a plugin. The question is how to package this up locally and deploy in another instance. Without going the plugin repository yet.

Thanks,

Erwin

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**Author:** ![freddy.minuzzi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.tago.io/freddy.minuzzi/32/415_2.png) [@freddy.minuzzi](https://community.tago.io/u/freddy.minuzzi)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/how-to-create-a-plugin-package-for-local-usage/1337/6 "2023-03-13T17:22:36Z")

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Hi Erwin,

Are you using a TagoCore Cluster? If so, currently you can only install plugins from the store.

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**Author:** ![erwin.hogeweg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a698b9/32.png) [@erwin.hogeweg](https://community.tago.io/u/erwin.hogeweg)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/how-to-create-a-plugin-package-for-local-usage/1337/7 "2023-03-13T18:09:51Z")

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No, stand-alone tcore.

I have verified that the instructions in the video mentioned above work.

Thanks,

Erwin