I am setting up APM and am using a Java APM agent for a Springboot app. Based on this documentation , the configuration is stored in src/main/resources/elasticapm.properties . Can these configuration be stored in application.properties instead? Also, is the APM token a compulsary field in the prop…

Hi @Ong ! Yes, the agent can use application properties that are stored in the application classpath, but that requires to use runtime attach setup : Programmatic API setup to self-attach | APM Java Agent Reference [1.x] | Elastic If you are using another setup option like the classical -javaagent …

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Can APM agent configuration be stored in application properties

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felixbarny (Felix Barnsteiner) October 4, 2022, 6:53am 3

Another option would be to set the config_file option to application.properties via system properties.

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