# How to install a plugin in qiime 2 docker container

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-to-install-a-plugin-in-qiime-2-docker-container/6846
**Category:** Technical Support
**Created:** [November 8, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-to-install-a-plugin-in-qiime-2-docker-container/6846 "2018-11-08T01:08:40Z")
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### Author: ![thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/thermokarst)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-to-install-a-plugin-in-qiime-2-docker-container/6846/5 "2018-11-09T19:01:40Z")

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> [@Install phyloseq in qiime2 docker container](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/install-phyloseq-in-qiime2-docker-container/2724):
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> Hi, I'm currently trying to install the R package 'phyloseq' in your Qiime2 2017.12 docker container. I have tried using the conda install -c bioconda bioconductor-phyloseq=1.22.3 command. It gives me a list of the dependencies that requires endless installation. I have also tried to install it using these two methods in the R 3.4.1: install.packages("devtools") library("devtools") install\_github("phyloseq", "joey711") library(phyloseq) source("[https://bioconductor.org/biocLite.R](https://bioconductor.org/biocLite.R)") biocL…

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