diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/config/ScmConfiguration.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/config/ScmConfiguration.java
index 8d3db8b348..6868182f10 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/config/ScmConfiguration.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/config/ScmConfiguration.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class ScmConfiguration implements Configuration {
    * Default plugin url
    */
   public static final String DEFAULT_PLUGINURL =
-    "http://plugins.scm-manager.org/scm-plugin-backend/api/{version}/plugins?os={os}&arch={arch}&snapshot=false";
+    "http://download.scm-manager.org/api/v2/plugins.json";
 
   /**
    * Default plugin url from version 1.0
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginInformation.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginInformation.java
index 6de52c3cca..50d5c0d81f 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginInformation.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginInformation.java
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ public class PluginInformation
   {
     PluginInformation clone = new PluginInformation();
 
-    clone.setArtifactId(artifactId);
     clone.setAuthor(author);
     clone.setCategory(category);
     clone.setTags(tags);
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ public class PluginInformation
     }
 
     clone.setDescription(description);
-    clone.setGroupId(groupId);
     clone.setName(name);
 
     if (Util.isNotEmpty(screenshots))
@@ -139,13 +137,12 @@ public class PluginInformation
     final PluginInformation other = (PluginInformation) obj;
 
     //J-
-    return Objects.equal(artifactId, other.artifactId)
-      && Objects.equal(author, other.author)
+    return
+      Objects.equal(author, other.author)
       && Objects.equal(category, other.category)
       && Objects.equal(tags, other.tags)
       && Objects.equal(condition, other.condition)
       && Objects.equal(description, other.description)
-      && Objects.equal(groupId, other.groupId)
       && Objects.equal(name, other.name)
       && Objects.equal(screenshots, other.screenshots)
       && Objects.equal(state, other.state) 
@@ -164,8 +161,8 @@ public class PluginInformation
   @Override
   public int hashCode()
   {
-    return Objects.hashCode(artifactId, author, category, tags, condition,
-      description, groupId, name, screenshots, state, url, version, wiki);
+    return Objects.hashCode(author, category, tags, condition,
+      description, name, screenshots, state, url, version, wiki);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -179,13 +176,11 @@ public class PluginInformation
   {
     //J-
     return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this)
-                  .add("artifactId", artifactId)
                   .add("author", author)
                   .add("category", category)
                   .add("tags", tags)
                   .add("condition", condition)
                   .add("description", description)
-                  .add("groupId", groupId)
                   .add("name", name)
                   .add("screenshots", screenshots)
                   .add("state", state)
@@ -198,17 +193,6 @@ public class PluginInformation
 
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  public String getArtifactId()
-  {
-    return artifactId;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -253,16 +237,6 @@ public class PluginInformation
     return description;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  public String getGroupId()
-  {
-    return groupId;
-  }
 
   /**
    * Method description
@@ -273,7 +247,7 @@ public class PluginInformation
   @Override
   public String getId()
   {
-    return getId(true);
+    return getName(true);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -285,11 +259,9 @@ public class PluginInformation
    * @return
    * @since 1.21
    */
-  public String getId(boolean withVersion)
+  public String getName(boolean withVersion)
   {
-    StringBuilder id = new StringBuilder(groupId);
-
-    id.append(":").append(artifactId);
+    StringBuilder id = new StringBuilder(name);
 
     if (withVersion)
     {
@@ -385,22 +357,11 @@ public class PluginInformation
   @Override
   public boolean isValid()
   {
-    return Util.isNotEmpty(groupId) && Util.isNotEmpty(artifactId)
-      && Util.isNotEmpty(name) && Util.isNotEmpty(version);
+    return Util.isNotEmpty(name) && Util.isNotEmpty(version);
   }
 
   //~--- set methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param artifactId
-   */
-  public void setArtifactId(String artifactId)
-  {
-    this.artifactId = artifactId;
-  }
 
   /**
    * Method description
@@ -446,16 +407,6 @@ public class PluginInformation
     this.description = description;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param groupId
-   */
-  public void setGroupId(String groupId)
-  {
-    this.groupId = groupId;
-  }
 
   /**
    * Method description
@@ -536,9 +487,6 @@ public class PluginInformation
 
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  /** Field description */
-  private String artifactId;
-
   /** Field description */
   private String author;
 
@@ -551,9 +499,6 @@ public class PluginInformation
   /** Field description */
   private String description;
 
-  /** Field description */
-  private String groupId;
-
   /** Field description */
   private String name;
 
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginInformationComparator.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginInformationComparator.java
index f44de35e8a..5443b2328d 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginInformationComparator.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginInformationComparator.java
@@ -75,29 +75,24 @@ public class PluginInformationComparator
   {
     int result = 0;
 
-    result = Util.compare(plugin.getGroupId(), other.getGroupId());
+    result = Util.compare(plugin.getName(), other.getName());
 
     if (result == 0)
     {
-      result = Util.compare(plugin.getArtifactId(), other.getArtifactId());
+      PluginState state = plugin.getState();
+      PluginState otherState = other.getState();
 
-      if (result == 0)
+      if ((state != null) && (otherState != null))
       {
-        PluginState state = plugin.getState();
-        PluginState otherState = other.getState();
-
-        if ((state != null) && (otherState != null))
-        {
-          result = state.getCompareValue() - otherState.getCompareValue();
-        }
-        else if ((state == null) && (otherState != null))
-        {
-          result = 1;
-        }
-        else if ((state != null) && (otherState == null))
-        {
-          result = -1;
-        }
+        result = state.getCompareValue() - otherState.getCompareValue();
+      }
+      else if ((state == null) && (otherState != null))
+      {
+        result = 1;
+      }
+      else if ((state != null) && (otherState == null))
+      {
+        result = -1;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/SmpArchive.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/SmpArchive.java
index 63d5e8fb8f..f674bdd2ba 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/SmpArchive.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/SmpArchive.java
@@ -219,16 +219,10 @@ public final class SmpArchive
         throw new PluginException("could not find information section");
       }
 
-      if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(info.getGroupId()))
+      if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(info.getName()))
       {
         throw new PluginException(
-          "could not find groupId in plugin descriptor");
-      }
-
-      if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(info.getArtifactId()))
-      {
-        throw new PluginException(
-          "could not find artifactId in plugin descriptor");
+          "could not find name in plugin descriptor");
       }
 
       if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(info.getVersion()))
diff --git a/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/plugin/SmpArchiveTest.java b/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/plugin/SmpArchiveTest.java
index 95addf388f..d7f4ecf515 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/plugin/SmpArchiveTest.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/plugin/SmpArchiveTest.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class SmpArchiveTest
   public void testExtract()
     throws IOException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException
   {
-    File archive = createArchive("sonia.sample", "sample", "1.0");
+    File archive = createArchive("sonia.sample", "1.0");
     File target = tempFolder.newFolder();
 
     IOUtil.mkdirs(target);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class SmpArchiveTest
   @Test
   public void testGetPlugin() throws IOException
   {
-    File archive = createArchive("sonia.sample", "sample", "1.0");
+    File archive = createArchive("sonia.sample", "1.0");
     Plugin plugin = SmpArchive.create(archive).getPlugin();
 
     assertNotNull(plugin);
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ public class SmpArchiveTest
 
     assertNotNull(info);
 
-    assertEquals("sonia.sample", info.getGroupId());
-    assertEquals("sample", info.getArtifactId());
+    assertEquals("sonia.sample", info.getName());
     assertEquals("1.0", info.getVersion());
   }
 
@@ -132,22 +131,9 @@ public class SmpArchiveTest
    * @throws IOException
    */
   @Test(expected = PluginException.class)
-  public void testWithMissingArtifactId() throws IOException
+  public void testWithMissingName() throws IOException
   {
-    File archive = createArchive("sonia.sample", null, "1.0");
-
-    SmpArchive.create(archive).getPlugin();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
-  @Test(expected = PluginException.class)
-  public void testWithMissingGroupId() throws IOException
-  {
-    File archive = createArchive(null, "sample", "1.0");
+    File archive = createArchive( null, "1.0");
 
     SmpArchive.create(archive).getPlugin();
   }
@@ -160,7 +146,7 @@ public class SmpArchiveTest
   @Test(expected = PluginException.class)
   public void testWithMissingVersion() throws IOException
   {
-    File archive = createArchive("sonia.sample", "sample", null);
+    File archive = createArchive("sonia.sample", null);
 
     SmpArchive.create(archive).getPlugin();
   }
@@ -169,13 +155,12 @@ public class SmpArchiveTest
    * Method description
    *
    *
-   * @param groupId
-   * @param artifactId
+   * @param name
    * @param version
    *
    * @return
    */
-  private File createArchive(String groupId, String artifactId, String version)
+  private File createArchive(String name, String version)
   {
     File archiveFile;
 
@@ -183,7 +168,7 @@ public class SmpArchiveTest
     {
       File descriptor = tempFolder.newFile();
 
-      writeDescriptor(descriptor, groupId, artifactId, version);
+      writeDescriptor(descriptor, name, version);
       archiveFile = tempFolder.newFile();
 
       try (ZipOutputStream zos =
@@ -229,14 +214,13 @@ public class SmpArchiveTest
    *
    *
    * @param descriptor
-   * @param groupId
-   * @param artifactId
+   * @param name
    * @param version
    *
    * @throws IOException
    */
-  private void writeDescriptor(File descriptor, String groupId,
-    String artifactId, String version)
+  private void writeDescriptor(File descriptor, String name,
+    String version)
     throws IOException
   {
     try
@@ -252,8 +236,7 @@ public class SmpArchiveTest
         writer.writeStartDocument();
         writer.writeStartElement("plugin");
         writer.writeStartElement("information");
-        writeElement(writer, "groupId", groupId);
-        writeElement(writer, "artifactId", artifactId);
+        writeElement(writer, "name", name);
         writeElement(writer, "version", version);
 
         writer.writeEndElement();
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoCollectionMapper.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoCollectionMapper.java
index 72178e94f3..0bb5bd3610 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoCollectionMapper.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoCollectionMapper.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import de.otto.edison.hal.Embedded;
 import de.otto.edison.hal.HalRepresentation;
 import de.otto.edison.hal.Links;
+import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginInformation;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginWrapper;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -24,7 +25,12 @@ public class PluginDtoCollectionMapper {
     this.mapper = mapper;
   }
 
-  public HalRepresentation map(Collection<PluginWrapper> plugins) {
+  public HalRepresentation map(List<PluginWrapper> plugins) {
+    List<PluginDto> dtos = plugins.stream().map(mapper::map).collect(toList());
+    return new HalRepresentation(createLinks(), embedDtos(dtos));
+  }
+
+  public HalRepresentation map(Collection<PluginInformation> plugins) {
     List<PluginDto> dtos = plugins.stream().map(mapper::map).collect(toList());
     return new HalRepresentation(createLinks(), embedDtos(dtos));
   }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoMapper.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoMapper.java
index d17ecdae70..7b2108cd0e 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoMapper.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoMapper.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
 
 import de.otto.edison.hal.Links;
+import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginInformation;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginWrapper;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
@@ -16,16 +17,20 @@ public class PluginDtoMapper {
   }
 
   public PluginDto map(PluginWrapper plugin) {
+    return map(plugin.getPlugin().getInformation());
+  }
+
+  public PluginDto map(PluginInformation pluginInformation) {
     Links.Builder linksBuilder = linkingTo()
       .self(resourceLinks.plugin()
-        .self(plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getId(false)));
+        .self(pluginInformation.getName()));
 
     PluginDto pluginDto = new PluginDto(linksBuilder.build());
-    pluginDto.setName(plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getName());
-    pluginDto.setType(plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getCategory() != null ? plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getCategory() : "Miscellaneous");
-    pluginDto.setVersion(plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getVersion());
-    pluginDto.setAuthor(plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getAuthor());
-    pluginDto.setDescription(plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getDescription());
+    pluginDto.setName(pluginInformation.getName());
+    pluginDto.setCategory(pluginInformation.getCategory() != null ? pluginInformation.getCategory() : "Miscellaneous");
+    pluginDto.setVersion(pluginInformation.getVersion());
+    pluginDto.setAuthor(pluginInformation.getAuthor());
+    pluginDto.setDescription(pluginInformation.getDescription());
 
     return pluginDto;
   }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginResource.java
index c3b6ea6020..99c61191fa 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginResource.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginResource.java
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import com.webcohesion.enunciate.metadata.rs.ResponseCode;
 import com.webcohesion.enunciate.metadata.rs.StatusCodes;
 import com.webcohesion.enunciate.metadata.rs.TypeHint;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.Plugin;
+import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginCenter;
+import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginInformation;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginLoader;
+import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginManager;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginPermissions;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginWrapper;
 import sonia.scm.web.VndMediaType;
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@ import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
 import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -27,12 +31,14 @@ public class PluginResource {
   private final PluginLoader pluginLoader;
   private final PluginDtoCollectionMapper collectionMapper;
   private final PluginDtoMapper mapper;
+  private final PluginManager pluginManager;
 
   @Inject
-  public PluginResource(PluginLoader pluginLoader, PluginDtoCollectionMapper collectionMapper, PluginDtoMapper mapper) {
+  public PluginResource(PluginLoader pluginLoader, PluginDtoCollectionMapper collectionMapper, PluginDtoMapper mapper, PluginCenter pluginCenter1, PluginManager pluginManager) {
     this.pluginLoader = pluginLoader;
     this.collectionMapper = collectionMapper;
     this.mapper = mapper;
+    this.pluginManager = pluginManager;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ public class PluginResource {
     PluginPermissions.read().check();
     Optional<PluginDto> pluginDto = pluginLoader.getInstalledPlugins()
       .stream()
-      .filter(plugin -> id.equals(plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getId(false)))
+      .filter(plugin -> id.equals(plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getName(false)))
       .map(mapper::map)
       .findFirst();
     if (pluginDto.isPresent()) {
@@ -84,4 +90,23 @@ public class PluginResource {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a collection of available plugins.
+   *
+   * @return collection of available plugins.
+   */
+  @GET
+  @Path("/available")
+  @StatusCodes({
+    @ResponseCode(code = 200, condition = "success"),
+    @ResponseCode(code = 500, condition = "internal server error")
+  })
+  @TypeHint(CollectionDto.class)
+  @Produces(VndMediaType.PLUGIN_COLLECTION)
+  public Response getAvailablePlugins() {
+    PluginPermissions.read().check();
+    Collection<PluginInformation> plugins = pluginManager.getAvailable();
+    return Response.ok(collectionMapper.map(plugins)).build();
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
index ed1f691988..4bcfc3a06e 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.net.URLEncoder;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager
     LoggerFactory.getLogger(DefaultPluginManager.class);
 
   /** enable or disable remote plugins */
-  private static final boolean REMOTE_PLUGINS_ENABLED = false;
+  private static final boolean REMOTE_PLUGINS_ENABLED = true;
 
   /** Field description */
   public static final Predicate<PluginInformation> FILTER_UPDATES =
@@ -309,14 +311,12 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager
     PluginPermissions.manage().check();
 
     String[] idParts = id.split(":");
-    String groupId = idParts[0];
-    String artefactId = idParts[1];
+    String name = idParts[0];
     PluginInformation installed = null;
 
     for (PluginInformation info : getInstalled())
     {
-      if (groupId.equals(info.getGroupId())
-        && artefactId.equals(info.getArtifactId()))
+      if (name.equals(info.getName()))
       {
         installed = info;
 
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager
 
     if (installed == null)
     {
-      StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder(groupId);
+      StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder(name);
 
-      msg.append(":").append(groupId).append(" is not install");
+      msg.append(" is not install");
 
       throw new PluginNotInstalledException(msg.toString());
     }
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager
 
     for (PluginInformation info : centerPlugins)
     {
-      if (!installedPlugins.containsKey(info.getId()))
+      if (!installedPlugins.containsKey(info.getName()))
       {
         availablePlugins.add(info);
       }
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager
    */
   private PluginCenter getPluginCenter()
   {
-    PluginCenter center = cache.get(PluginCenter.class.getName());
+    PluginCenter center = null; // cache.get(PluginCenter.class.getName());
 
     if (center == null)
     {
@@ -605,15 +605,13 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager
           logger.info("fetch plugin informations from {}", pluginUrl);
         }
 
-        /**
-         * remote plugins are disabled for early 2.0.0-SNAPSHOTS
-         * TODO enable remote plugins later
-         */
         if (REMOTE_PLUGINS_ENABLED && Util.isNotEmpty(pluginUrl))
         {
           try
           {
-            center = httpClient.get(pluginUrl).request().contentFromXml(PluginCenter.class);
+            center = new PluginCenter();
+            PluginCenterDto pluginCenterDto = httpClient.get(pluginUrl).request().contentFromJson(PluginCenterDto.class);
+            center.setPlugins(mapPluginsFromPluginCenter(pluginCenterDto.getEmbedded().getPlugins()));
             preparePlugins(center);
             cache.put(PluginCenter.class.getName(), center);
 
@@ -633,17 +631,35 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager
             logger.error("could not load plugins from plugin center", ex);
           }
         }
-
-        if (center == null)
-        {
-          center = new PluginCenter();
-        }
       }
     }
 
     return center;
   }
 
+  private Set<PluginInformation> mapPluginsFromPluginCenter(List<PluginCenterDto.Plugin> plugins) {
+    HashSet<PluginInformation> pluginInformationSet = new HashSet<>();
+
+    for (PluginCenterDto.Plugin plugin : plugins) {
+
+      PluginInformation pluginInformation = new PluginInformation();
+      pluginInformation.setName(plugin.getName());
+      pluginInformation.setAuthor(plugin.getAuthor());
+      pluginInformation.setCategory(plugin.getCategory());
+      pluginInformation.setVersion(plugin.getVersion());
+      pluginInformation.setDescription(plugin.getDescription());
+      pluginInformation.setUrl(plugin.getLinks().getDownload());
+
+      if (plugin.getConditions() != null) {
+        PluginCenterDto.Condition condition = plugin.getConditions();
+        pluginInformation.setCondition(new PluginCondition(condition.getMinVersion(), Collections.singletonList(condition.getOs()), condition.getArch()));
+      }
+
+       pluginInformationSet.add(pluginInformation);
+    }
+    return pluginInformationSet;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -719,8 +735,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager
    */
   private boolean isSamePlugin(PluginInformation p1, PluginInformation p2)
   {
-    return p1.getGroupId().equals(p2.getGroupId())
-      && p1.getArtifactId().equals(p2.getArtifactId());
+    return p1.getName().equals(p2.getName());
   }
 
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExplodedSmp.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExplodedSmp.java
index d1fe214f50..372470df14 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExplodedSmp.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExplodedSmp.java
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ public final class ExplodedSmp implements Comparable<ExplodedSmp>
     }
     else
     {
-      String id = plugin.getInformation().getId(false);
-      String oid = o.plugin.getInformation().getId(false);
+      String id = plugin.getInformation().getName(false);
+      String oid = o.plugin.getInformation().getName(false);
 
       if (depends.contains(oid) && odepends.contains(id))
       {
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginCenterDto.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginCenterDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..468249157a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginCenterDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package sonia.scm.plugin;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@XmlRootElement
+@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+public final class PluginCenterDto implements Serializable {
+
+  @XmlElement(name = "_embedded")
+  private Embedded embedded;
+
+  public Embedded getEmbedded() {
+    return embedded;
+  }
+
+  @XmlRootElement(name = "_embedded")
+  @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+  static class Embedded {
+
+    @XmlElement(name = "plugins")
+    private List<Plugin> plugins;
+
+    public List<Plugin> getPlugins() {
+      if (plugins == null) {
+        plugins = ImmutableList.of();
+      }
+      return plugins;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+  @XmlRootElement(name = "plugins")
+  @Getter
+  static class Plugin {
+
+    private String name;
+    private String displayName;
+    private String description;
+    private String category;
+    private String version;
+    private String author;
+    private String sha256;
+
+    @XmlElement(name = "conditions")
+    private Condition conditions;
+
+    @XmlElement(name = "dependecies")
+    private Dependency dependencies;
+
+    @XmlElement(name = "_links")
+    private Links links;
+
+  }
+
+  @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+  @XmlRootElement(name = "conditions")
+  @Getter
+  static class Condition {
+
+    private String os;
+    private String arch;
+    private String minVersion;
+  }
+
+  @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+  @XmlRootElement(name = "dependencies")
+  @Getter
+  static class Dependency {
+    private String name;
+  }
+
+  @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+  @XmlRootElement(name = "_links")
+  @Getter
+  static class Links {
+    private String download;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginCenterDtoMapper.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginCenterDtoMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77593fe56a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginCenterDtoMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package sonia.scm.plugin;
+
+public class PluginCenterDtoMapper {
+
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginNode.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginNode.java
index e28ccff2ff..8bc4f47658 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginNode.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginNode.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public final class PluginNode
    */
   public String getId()
   {
-    return plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getId(false);
+    return plugin.getPlugin().getInformation().getName(false);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginProcessor.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginProcessor.java
index c7d669ee63..e55254d1d1 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginProcessor.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginProcessor.java
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public final class PluginProcessor
     URL[] urlArray = urls.toArray(new URL[urls.size()]);
     Plugin plugin = smp.getPlugin();
 
-    String id = plugin.getInformation().getId(false);
+    String id = plugin.getInformation().getName(false);
 
     if (smp.getPlugin().isChildFirstClassLoader())
     {
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginsInternal.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginsInternal.java
index 52d192da32..0354ded11a 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginsInternal.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/PluginsInternal.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public final class PluginsInternal
   {
     PluginInformation info = plugin.getInformation();
 
-    return new File(new File(parent, info.getGroupId()), info.getArtifactId());
+    return new File(parent, info.getName());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ public final class PluginsInternal
     if (directory.exists())
     {
       logger.debug("delete directory {} for plugin extraction",
-        archive.getPlugin().getInformation().getId(false));
+        archive.getPlugin().getInformation().getName(false));
       IOUtil.delete(directory);
     }
 
     IOUtil.mkdirs(directory);
 
     logger.debug("extract plugin {}",
-      archive.getPlugin().getInformation().getId(false));
+      archive.getPlugin().getInformation().getName(false));
     archive.extract(directory);
     Files.write(checksum, checksumFile, Charsets.UTF_8);