# Connect JDBC Driver not listed

**URL:** <https://forum.confluent.io/t/connect-jdbc-driver-not-listed/4349>\
**Category:** Kafka Connect\
**Created:** [3 March 2022 19:15 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/connect-jdbc-driver-not-listed/4349 "2022-03-03T19:15:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![abaschkim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@abaschkim](https://forum.confluent.io/u/abaschkim)\
**Post date:** [3 March 2022 19:15 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/connect-jdbc-driver-not-listed/4349/1 "2022-03-03T19:15:31Z")

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Hi Community.

I’m getting startet with the JDBC Source Connector [tutorial](https://docs.confluent.io/kafka-connect-jdbc/current/source-connector/index.html#quick-start), but the connector is not listed.

I’m working on Ubuntu and installed the Confluent platform [on-premise](https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/installation/installing_cp/zip-tar.html#prod-kafka-cli-install) using the tar files.

I installed the connector with:

```auto
confluent-hub install confluentinc/kafka-connect-jdbc:latest

```

The following command does list both JDBC source and sink connector:

```auto
confluent local services connect plugin list
  {
    "class": "io.confluent.connect.jdbc.JdbcSinkConnector",
    "type": "sink",
    "version": "10.1.0"
  },
  {
    "class": "io.confluent.connect.jdbc.JdbcSourceConnector",
    "type": "source",
    "version": "10.1.0"
  },

```

But listing the connector does not give me the JDBC connector available for loading:

```auto
confluent local services connect connector list

The local commands are intended for a single-node development environment only,
NOT for production usage. https://docs.confluent.io/current/cli/index.html

Bundled Connectors:
  file-sink
  file-source
  replicator

```

Here’s the output from the REST endpoint:

```auto
curl -s localhost:8083/connector-plugins
[{"class":"io.confluent.connect.jdbc.JdbcSinkConnector","type":"sink","version":"10.1.0"},{"class":"io.confluent.connect.jdbc.JdbcSourceConnector","type":"source","version":"10.1.0"},{"class":"io.confluent.connect.replicator.ReplicatorSourceConnector","type":"source","version":"7.0.1"},{"class":"org.apache.kafka.connect.mirror.MirrorCheckpointConnector","type":"source","version":"1"},{"class":"org.apache.kafka.connect.mirror.MirrorHeartbeatConnector","type":"source","version":"1"},{"class":"org.apache.kafka.connect.mirror.MirrorSourceConnector","type":"source","version":"1"}]

```

In the directory `/share/confluent-hub-components` I can find the `confluentinc-kafka-connect-jdbc`

The plugin path seems to be correct I assume:  
`confluent local services connect log|grep -i plugin.path`

```auto
	plugin.path = [/home/ubuntu/dev/confluent/confluent-7.0.1/share/java, /home/ubuntu/dev/confluent/confluent-7.0.1/share/confluent-hub-components]
[2022-03-03 18:59:12,996] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.AdminClientConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,449] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.AdminClientConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,478] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.AdminClientConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,615] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.AdminClientConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,635] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.AdminClientConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,649] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.AdminClientConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,676] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.AdminClientConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,709] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.AdminClientConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,753] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.ProducerConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,781] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.ConsumerConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,853] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.ProducerConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,858] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.ConsumerConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,922] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.ProducerConfig:384)
[2022-03-03 18:59:13,927] WARN The configuration 'plugin.path' was supplied but isn't a known config. (org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.ConsumerConfig:384)

```

From seeing these warnings, am I missing a configuration?

Is there anything else I am missing? Is there some way I need to create a connector from the plugin first?

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**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\
**Post date:** [4 March 2022 09:16 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/connect-jdbc-driver-not-listed/4349/2 "2022-03-04T09:16:40Z")

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The terminology is confusing and may be the source of confusion here 🙂

As shown in the output of `confluent local services connect plugin list` you have the JDBC **connector plugin** correctly installed. Now you need to go ahead and create **an instance of the connector** itself. You can do this with `confluent local services connect connector load ` or with the [Kafka Connect REST API](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/kafka-connect/rest-api/) itself.

This might help clarify things too: [Connectors, Configuration, Converters, and Transforms](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/kafka-connect/how-connectors-work/)

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**Author:** ![abaschkim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@abaschkim](https://forum.confluent.io/u/abaschkim)\
**Post date:** [4 March 2022 17:18 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/connect-jdbc-driver-not-listed/4349/3 "2022-03-04T17:18:17Z")

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Thank for your response, it helped a lot!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/confluentcommunity/original/1X/c49438c90c9df282e9996fdf6971be890c71b65a.svg) [@system](https://forum.confluent.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [11 March 2022 17:18 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/connect-jdbc-driver-not-listed/4349/4 "2022-03-11T17:18:50Z")

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