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Mark add_docker-metadata process as unsupported in packetbeat (#39241)
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* Mark add_docker-metadata process as unsupported in packetbeat

* Update libbeat/processors/add_docker_metadata/docs/add_docker_metadata.asciidoc

(cherry picked from commit 1199867)
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kilfoyle authored and mergify[bot] committed Apr 29, 2024
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<titleabbrev>add_docker_metadata</titleabbrev>
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ifeval::["{beatname_lc}"=="packetbeat"]
There is currently extremely limited capability for using {beatname_lc} to monitor and coexist with containers, for example Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes. Using the `add_docker_metadata` processor with {beatname_lc} is not recommended nor supported.
endif::[]

ifeval::["{beatname_lc}"!="packetbeat"]
The `add_docker_metadata` processor annotates each event with relevant metadata
from Docker containers. At startup it detects a docker environment and caches the metadata.
The events are annotated with Docker metadata, only if a valid configuration
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`labels.dedot`:: (Optional) Default to be false. If set to true, replace dots in
labels with `_`.
endif::[]

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