# Filebeat Configuration hosts add\_cloud\_metadata: hosting provider type not detected **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [January 16, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-configuration-hosts-add-cloud-metadata-hosting-provider-type-not-detected/164479 "2019-01-16T14:20:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yasin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9e8a1a/32.png) [@yasin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yasin)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-configuration-hosts-add-cloud-metadata-hosting-provider-type-not-detected/164479/1 "2019-01-16T14:20:12Z")
Dear Elastic Team, When i want to edit file for filebeat it says only read only. I've checked that there is a user available called filebeat in the container but i don't no the password so i'm not able to change anything. Please help me out as i'm receiving the error message: 16/01/2019 14:54:102019-01-16T13:54:10.542Z INFO add\_cloud\_metadata/add\_cloud\_metadata.go:340 add\_cloud\_metadata: hosting provider type not detected. After i'm able to edit the file will continue with the following change: on ES\_HOSTS="10.45.3.2:9220,10.45.3.1:9230" You can reference this variable in the config file: output.elasticsearch: hosts: '${ES\_HOSTS}' [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/using-environ-vars.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/using-environ-vars.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-configuration-hosts-add-cloud-metadata-hosting-provider-type-not-detected/164479/2 "2019-02-13T14:21:55Z")
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