# Problem with datasource plugin installation

**URL:** <https://community.grafana.com/t/problem-with-datasource-plugin-installation/91004>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Tags:** plugins\
**Created:** [July 6, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/problem-with-datasource-plugin-installation/91004 "2023-07-06T14:06:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tigranvardanyanni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@tigranvardanyanni](https://community.grafana.com/u/tigranvardanyanni)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/problem-with-datasource-plugin-installation/91004/1 "2023-07-06T14:06:06Z")

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I need to write datasource plugin for my API. But even when I put template datasource plugin to grafana plugin folder, nothing happened

What I am doing wrong? I just follow official documentation

- What Grafana version and what operating system are you using?  
10.0.1
- **What** are you trying to achieve?  
Install grafana datasource
- **How** are you trying to achieve it?  
Put build folder to GrafanaLabs\grafana\data\plugins folder
- What happened?  
Nothing
- What did you **expect** to happen?  
Adding datasource to grafana’s datasource list

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**Author:** ![mikhailvolkov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/mikhailvolkov/32/41625_2.png) [@mikhailvolkov](https://community.grafana.com/u/mikhailvolkov)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/problem-with-datasource-plugin-installation/91004/2 "2023-07-07T12:14:29Z")

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When you restart Grafana check the logs. At the bottom you should see which plugins are loaded or not loaded.

If you plugin is not signed or signed privately for the wrong domain it won’t be loaded. Use allow unsigned settings to allow unsigned plugins.

Alternatively, you can run Grafana in the development mode.

> **[Plugin management | Grafana documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/administration/plugin-management/#allow-unsigned-plugins)**
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> Plugin management Besides the wide range of visualizations and data sources that are available immediately after you install Grafana, you can extend your Grafana experience with plugins.
> You can install one of the plugins built by the Grafana...