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Take a self-guided product tour to see for yourself (no registration required).This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” Can only use elasticsearch-plugins.yml config file with distribution type docker ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: bootstrap.
Log Context
Log “Can only use [elasticsearch-plugins.yml] config file with distribution type [docker]”classname is Bootstrap.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
} catch (Exception e) {
throw new BootstrapException(e);
}
} else {
throw new BootstrapException(
new ElasticsearchException("Can only use [elasticsearch-plugins.yml] config file with distribution type [docker]")
);
}
}
INSTANCE.setup(true; environment);
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