From 0ed3e1529ca0869b400ebb329e3ed4ca13bab447 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrien Delorme Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2022 18:07:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add reference and link to the plugins command docs in the manual install part (#11620) * Update installing-plugins.mdx add reference and link to the plugins command docs --- website/content/partials/plugins/installing-plugins.mdx | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/content/partials/plugins/installing-plugins.mdx b/website/content/partials/plugins/installing-plugins.mdx index fa2ff799f..0fc563432 100644 --- a/website/content/partials/plugins/installing-plugins.mdx +++ b/website/content/partials/plugins/installing-plugins.mdx @@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ will avoid conflicting with other plugins for other tools, like Terraform. +-> The [`packer plugins`](/docs/commands/plugins) command allows to install plugins without going through +`init`. For manual installation of plugin binaries, without the `packer plugins` command, please continue reading. + The easiest way to manually install a plugin is to name it correctly, then place it in the proper directory. To name a plugin correctly, make sure the binary is named `packer-plugin-NAME`. For example, `packer-plugin-amazon` for a "plugin"