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chore: improve hostname documentation for HTTPS usage (#6514)
* chore: improve `hostname` documentation for HTTPS usage Clarified hostname requirements for HTTPS in meta node configuration. * Update content/enterprise_influxdb/v1/administration/configure/config-meta-nodes.md --------- Co-authored-by: Jason Stirnaman <[email protected]>
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The hostname of the [meta node](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/concepts/glossary/#meta-node).
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This must be resolvable and reachable by all other members of the cluster.
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If HTTPS is enabled with [`https-enabled`](#https-enabled), `hostname` must match a hostname or wildcard in the TLS certificate specified by [`https-certificate`](#https-certificate). If `hostname` does not match, then `http: TLS handshake error from 127.0.0.1` errors are output in the meta node logs and the cluster will not function properly.
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Environment variable: `INFLUXDB_HOSTNAME`
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* PEM-encoded bundle with both the certificate and key (`[bundled-crt-and-key].pem`)
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* Certificate only (`[certificate].crt`)
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When HTTPS is enabled, [`hostname`](#hostname) must match a hostname or wildcard in the certificate.
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Environment variable: `INFLUXDB_META_HTTPS_CERTIFICATE`
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#### https-private-key

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