# How to work in Localhost with plugins

**URL:** <https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-to-work-in-localhost-with-plugins/42314>\
**Category:** International (English Only)\
**Tags:** general\
**Created:** [19. Dezember 2016 um 18:53 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-to-work-in-localhost-with-plugins/42314 "2016-12-19T18:53:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![price](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@price](https://forum.shopware.com/u/price)\
**Post date:** [19. Dezember 2016 um 18:53 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-to-work-in-localhost-with-plugins/42314/1 "2016-12-19T18:53:02Z")

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Dear Team,

taking into consideration that your shop must have a valid url to validate the application in [shop.shopware.com](http://shop.shopware.com) to download plugins, how do we work, download and install&nbsp;plugins in localhost for testing?

any help appreciated.

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**Author:** ![KevinS86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@KevinS86](https://forum.shopware.com/u/KevinS86)\
**Post date:** [6. Januar 2017 um 22:07 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-to-work-in-localhost-with-plugins/42314/2 "2017-01-06T22:07:33Z")

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I did it with a little trick. I had a valid domain in one of my personal webhostings. I created a new subdomain. This subdomain I registered in my Shopware account.&nbsp;

After that I edited&nbsp;my host file on my local machine. I configured this file with&nbsp;

127.0.0.1 [my.subdomain.de](http://my.subdomain.de)

With this for me it was possible to work with plugins :)&nbsp;

best regards Kevin