[docs] Configuration updates
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ Please only make changes in configuration.asciidoc.ftl
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[[configuration]]
== Configuration
-To adapt the Elastic APM agent to your needs,
-you can configure it using different configuration sources,
+You can configure the Elastic APM Agent using different configuration sources,
which have different naming conventions for the property key.
-The first configuration sources override the configuration values of over the latter sources.
+The Agent gives precedence to the configuration sources as follows,
+where Central configuration has the highest priority,
+and `elasticapm.properties` has the lowest:
-[arabic]
. {kibana-ref}/agent-configuration.html[Central configuration]
-. Java system properties +
+. Java system properties -
All configuration keys are prefixed with `elastic.apm.`
-. Environment variables +
+. Environment variables -
All configuration keys are in uppercase and prefixed with `ELASTIC_APM_`
-. `elasticapm.properties` file +
+. `elasticapm.properties` file -
You can place a `elasticapm.properties` in the same directory the agent jar resides in.
To customize the location, set the <<config-config-file>> option.
No prefix is required for the configuration keys.
