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title: Add Docker metadata
description: There is currently extremely limited capability for using packetbeat to monitor and coexist with containers, for example Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/beats/pull/47256/reference/packetbeat/add-docker-metadata
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# Add Docker metadata
There is currently extremely limited capability for using packetbeat to monitor and coexist with containers, for example Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes. Using the `add_docker_metadata` processor with packetbeat is not recommended nor supported.