How do i write this format in the config?

[staticfrost]

type: http
ports: [80, 8080, 8000, 5000, 8002]

[staticfrost]

Also how do I make sure format follows the array style with multiple instances of http:
elastic/beats#3518

[vkhatri]

Setting attribute default['packetbeat']['config']['protocols']['http']['ports'] = %w(80 8080 8000 5000 8002) should work for the first case.

[vkhatri]

Any configuration defined under node attribute default['packetbeat']['config'] (https://github.com/vkhatri/chef-packetbeat/blob/master/recipes/config.rb#L9 ) goes directly to packetbeat configuration file default['packetbeat']['conf_file'] (https://github.com/vkhatri/chef-packetbeat/blob/master/attributes/default.rb#L8)

e.g.

default['packetbeat']['config']['packetbeat.protocols'] = [
  {
    'type' =>  'dns',
    'ports' => [53]
    'include_authorities' => true,
    'include_additionals' => true
  },
  { ... }
]

I will update the cookbook with recent configuration format.