# Newbie: steps to install a plugin

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-steps-to-install-a-plugin/100060>\
**Category:** Engines\
**Created:** [July 26, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-steps-to-install-a-plugin/100060 "2006-07-26T22:32:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woow)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-steps-to-install-a-plugin/100060/1 "2006-07-26T22:32:30Z")

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Hi,

I am having trouble to install a plugin…I have used the instruction  
from most sites and having problems in installation…

if someone could exaplain this would be very helpfull as there is very  
less instructions on this…

So this is the problem I am having…when I do

ruby script/plugin install (plugin name)

it says Plugin not found: (plugin name)

where should be the plugin should be…even it is in the same folder  
where I run the script it doesn’t work? I am so confused in getting this  
working

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woow)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-steps-to-install-a-plugin/100060/2 "2006-07-26T22:38:19Z")

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Which plugin are you trying to install?

If it was the engines plugin, for example, you should be in the root  
directory of your application, and the command would be:

ruby script/plugin install engines

- james

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**Author:** ![woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woow)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-steps-to-install-a-plugin/100060/3 "2006-07-26T22:43:54Z")

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James A. wrote:

> Which plugin are you trying to install?
> 
> If it was the engines plugin, for example, you should be in the root  
> directory of your application, and the command would be:
> 
> ruby script/plugin install engines
> 
> - james

James

I am trying to install

[http://blog.inquirylabs.com/2006/01/26/bundled-resource-v-09-full-dynarch-calendar-support/](http://blog.inquirylabs.com/2006/01/26/bundled-resource-v-09-full-dynarch-calendar-support/)

and yes I did run the script in the root directory but where should my  
downloades plugin directory should be?

I want the calender to get work in the above mention bundle

Thanks

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**Author:** ![woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woow)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-steps-to-install-a-plugin/100060/4 "2006-07-26T22:53:56Z")

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The plugin should be installed into /vendor/plugins.

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**Author:** ![woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woow)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-steps-to-install-a-plugin/100060/5 "2006-07-26T23:03:20Z")

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the script/plugin command will copy the files automatically from the  
internet into a subfolder of that directory, yes. If you are moving  
the files manually, or downloading the plugin in a zipped format, you  
should place those files in a subdirectory (bundled\_resource, in this  
case) of vendor/plugins.

HTH

James

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**Author:** ![woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woow)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-steps-to-install-a-plugin/100060/6 "2006-07-26T22:56:34Z")

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James A. wrote:

> The plugin should be installed into /vendor/plugins.

installed into??? you mean just copy it there?

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**Author:** ![woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woow)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-steps-to-install-a-plugin/100060/7 "2006-07-26T23:12:58Z")

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James A. wrote:

> the script/plugin command will copy the files automatically from the  
> internet into a subfolder of that directory, yes. If you are moving  
> the files manually, or downloading the plugin in a zipped format, you  
> should place those files in a subdirectory (bundled\_resource, in this  
> case) of vendor/plugins.
> 
> HTH
> 
> James

James thank you so much for fallowing this…but yeah I did this and its  
not working and saying the same that plugin cannot be found while these  
files are already in the vendor/plugins.

Could you please check  
[http://blog.inquirylabs.com/2006/01/26/bundled-resource-v-09-full-dynarch-calendar-support/](http://blog.inquirylabs.com/2006/01/26/bundled-resource-v-09-full-dynarch-calendar-support/)

and check the zip file…I am trying to get the calender to  
work…but I can’t get this installation to work…

Thanks so much

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**Author:** ![woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@woow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woow)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-steps-to-install-a-plugin/100060/8 "2006-07-26T23:32:35Z")

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Beyond installing the plugin, I don’t have any experience with this  
particular plugin, alas.

- james