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David Turner
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Expand and consolidate networking docs (#68051)
Today's network config docs are split into "Network", "HTTP" and
"Transport" pages, with unclear relationships between them. We often
encounter users with weird configs that indicate they don't really
understand how these settings all relate. In fact these pages are all
very interrelated, and the HTTP and Transport pages are almost all only
for advanced users. This commit brings these docs into a single page and
rewords some things to try and guide users away from the advanced
settings unless their configuration needs all the extra complexity.

It also adds a section entitled "Binding and publishing" which clarifies
the meanings of the `bind_host` and `publish_host` parameters. This is
also a common source of confusion amongst users.

It also clarifies that many of these settings accept a list of
addresses, and warns that this may not be what you want. Closes #67956.

Co-authored-by: Adam Locke <adam.locke@elastic.co>
2021-02-01 13:06:20 +00:00