# Autodiscover and processors

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/autodiscover-and-processors/156101>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [November 9, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/autodiscover-and-processors/156101 "2018-11-09T19:24:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![justinw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/justinw/32/40277_2.png) [@justinw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/justinw)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/autodiscover-and-processors/156101/1 "2018-11-09T19:24:10Z")

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Hi,

If I have the following config

```auto
    metricbeat.autodiscover:
      providers:
        - type: kubernetes
          host: ${NODE_NAME}
          hints.enabled: true

```

Is it redundant to also specify:

```auto
    processors:
      - add_kubernetes_metadata:
          in_cluster: true
          host: ${NODE_NAME}

```

Best, Justin

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**Author:** ![exekias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/exekias/32/28718_2.png) [@exekias](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/exekias)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/autodiscover-and-processors/156101/2 "2018-11-09T22:40:53Z")

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Yes, autodiscover will automatically enrich all configs with kubernetes metadata, so you don't need to add the processor.

Best regards

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**Author:** ![justinw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/justinw/32/40277_2.png) [@justinw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/justinw)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/autodiscover-and-processors/156101/3 "2018-11-09T23:50:34Z")

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Thanks for confirming that @exekias!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/autodiscover-and-processors/156101/4 "2018-12-07T23:50:38Z")

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