elasticsearch/docs/reference/setup
David Turner 2adeb4a666
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
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images [DOCS] Intro for adding nodes (#37202) 2019-01-15 11:11:01 -08:00
important-settings Expand and consolidate networking docs (#68051) 2021-02-01 13:06:20 +00:00
install [DOCS] Make cat API verbose query param explicit (#67300) 2021-01-11 17:19:23 -05:00
sysconfig [DOCS] Clarify memlock settings in /etc/security/limits.conf (#66694) 2021-01-05 09:02:40 -05:00
add-nodes.asciidoc Remove join timeout (#60873) 2020-08-10 13:57:54 +01:00
advanced-configuration.asciidoc Update heap setting documentation in light of machine dependent heap (#66567) 2020-12-18 11:14:56 -08:00
bootstrap-checks-xes.asciidoc Expand and consolidate networking docs (#68051) 2021-02-01 13:06:20 +00:00
bootstrap-checks.asciidoc Expand and consolidate networking docs (#68051) 2021-02-01 13:06:20 +00:00
configuration.asciidoc [DOCS] Document discovery.seed_hosts only supports YAML sequences and arrays (#63746) 2020-10-15 16:28:35 -04:00
important-settings.asciidoc [DOCS] Fix outdated heap references (#66646) 2020-12-21 14:01:12 -05:00
install.asciidoc [DOCS] Swap [float] for [discrete] (#60124) 2020-07-23 11:48:22 -04:00
jvm-options.asciidoc [DOCS] Fix outdated heap references (#66646) 2020-12-21 14:01:12 -05:00
logging-config.asciidoc Align JSON logs better with ECS (#67266) 2021-01-25 10:43:37 +00:00
restart-cluster.asciidoc [DOCS] Swap [float] for [discrete] (#60124) 2020-07-23 11:48:22 -04:00
secure-settings.asciidoc Ensure CI is run in FIPS 140 approved only mode (#64024) 2020-12-23 21:00:49 +02:00
starting.asciidoc [DOCS] Swap [float] for [discrete] (#60124) 2020-07-23 11:48:22 -04:00
stopping.asciidoc [DOCS] Swap [float] for [discrete] (#60124) 2020-07-23 11:48:22 -04:00
sysconfig.asciidoc Suggest reducing tcp_retries2 (#59222) 2020-07-27 11:39:44 +01:00