# Plugin Installation Grafana plugins can add panels, data sources, and visualizations to the FileWave Dashboard.

Install signed plugins only. Plugins found through Grafana's built-in search should already be approved, but plugins can also come from other sources.

## Installation Search for plugins in the Grafana Dashboard under the configuration area. [![image.png](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/71w5kmCEWtTj0ZXd-image.png)](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/71w5kmCEWtTj0ZXd-image.png) On selecting a plugin though, at the bottom of the description it will indicate necessary permissions are not enabled: [![image.png](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/UIXgou3xmbXe4ul3-image.png)](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/UIXgou3xmbXe4ul3-image.png) Installing plugins through the Grafana GUI requires Grafana Admin access. FileWave does not allow plugin installation through that path, so install plugins from the command line directly on the server. ### Command Line Installation The plugin page includes a command-line installation section. Do not copy that command as-is for FileWave, but use it to identify the plugin name required by the FileWave server command. Taking Apache ECharts as an example: [![image.png](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/I0AYJ9VBWlTMXnre-image.png)](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/I0AYJ9VBWlTMXnre-image.png) From the description, the plugin name is: `volkovlabs-echarts-panel` The command to install this plugin on a FileWave Server would be: ``` /usr/local/sbin/grafana-cli --pluginsDir=/usr/local/filewave/instrumentation_data/grafana/plugins --homepath=/usr/local/filewave/grafana plugins install volkovlabs-echarts-panel ``` The process should report success and the plugin should now be available.