The HDFS repository plugin adds support for using HDFS File System as a repository for [Snapshot/Restore](docs-content://deploy-manage/tools/snapshot-and-restore.md).
## Installation [repository-hdfs-install]
This plugin can be installed using the plugin manager:
You can download this plugin for [offline install](/reference/elasticsearch-plugins/plugin-management-custom-url.md) from [https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/repository-hdfs/repository-hdfs-{{version}}.zip](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/repository-hdfs/repository-hdfs-{{version}}.zip). To verify the `.zip` file, use the [SHA hash](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/repository-hdfs/repository-hdfs-{{version}}.zip.sha512) or [ASC key](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/repository-hdfs/repository-hdfs-{{version}}.zip.asc).