Add documentation in add_cloud_metadata processor about the usage of BEATS_ADD_CLOUD_METADATA_PROVIDERS env var (elastic#1380)

MichaelKatsoulis · kilfoyle · web-flow · commit 272669d48181 · 2024-10-15T16:58:22.000+03:00
* Add documentation in add_cloud_metadata processor about the usage of env var BEATS_ADD_CLOUD_METADATA_PROVIDERS

* Update docs/en/ingest-management/processors/processor-add_cloud_metadata.asciidoc

Co-authored-by: David Kilfoyle &lt;41695641+kilfoyle@users.noreply.github.com&gt;

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Co-authored-by: David Kilfoyle &lt;41695641+kilfoyle@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/docs/en/ingest-management/processors/processor-add_cloud_metadata.asciidoc b/docs/en/ingest-management/processors/processor-add_cloud_metadata.asciidoc
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ include::processors.asciidoc[tag=processor-limitations]
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 a| List of provider names to use. If `providers` is not configured,
 all providers that do not access a remote endpoint are enabled by default.
+The list of providers may alternatively be configured with the environment variable `BEATS_ADD_CLOUD_METADATA_PROVIDERS`,
+by setting it to a comma-separated list of provider names.
 
 The list of supported provider names includes:
 

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`@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ include::processors.asciidoc[tag=processor-limitations]`
`60`	`60`	`\|`
`61`	`61`	a\| List of provider names to use. If `providers` is not configured,
`62`	`62`	`all providers that do not access a remote endpoint are enabled by default.`
	`63`	+The list of providers may alternatively be configured with the environment variable `BEATS_ADD_CLOUD_METADATA_PROVIDERS`,
	`64`	`+by setting it to a comma-separated list of provider names.`
`63`	`65`
`64`	`66`	`The list of supported provider names includes:`
`65`	`67`