[fargate] [request]: document HOSTNAME environment variable behavior
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It seems in the last few days, Fargate behavior changed, to where you cannot write the `HOSTNAME` environment variable through a task definition. Instead, it's overridden to the actual host's hostname.
For anyone who relied on that variable, it was a breaking change :)
I didn't see it in the environment variables available docs, so that should probably be called out.
**Which service(s) is this request for?**
Only tested this on Fargate
**Are you currently working around this issue?**
Changed envvar name.
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Research direction
Start by locating the Fargate environment-variable documentation and verify the reported HOSTNAME behavior against a task definition. Done means the relevant documentation explicitly explains that HOSTNAME is overridden and identifies the supported workaround or limitation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws
- Domain
- cloud
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100