---
title: How to guides
description: Learn how to perform common Heartbeat configuration tasks. Add observer and geo metadata, Load the Elasticsearch index template, Change the index name,...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/beats/heartbeat/howto-guides
products:
  - Beats
  - Heartbeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# How to guides
Learn how to perform common Heartbeat configuration tasks.
- [*Add observer and geo metadata*](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/beats/heartbeat/configuration-observer-options)
- [*Load the Elasticsearch index template*](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/beats/heartbeat/heartbeat-template)
- [*Change the index name*](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/beats/heartbeat/change-index-name)
- [*Enrich events with geoIP information*](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/beats/heartbeat/heartbeat-geoip)
- [*Use environment variables in the configuration*](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/beats/heartbeat/using-environ-vars)
- [*Parse data using an ingest pipeline*](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/beats/heartbeat/configuring-ingest-node)
- [*Avoid YAML formatting problems*](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/beats/heartbeat/yaml-tips)