README.md in elasticsearch-transport-7.1.0 vs README.md in elasticsearch-transport-7.2.0

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@@ -104,9 +104,20 @@ Another way to configure the URL(s) is to export the `ELASTICSEARCH_URL` variable. The client will automatically round-robin across the hosts (unless you select or implement a different [connection selector](#connection-selector)). +### Connect using an Elastic Cloud ID + +If you are using [Elastic Cloud](https://www.elastic.co/cloud), you can provide your cloud id to the client. +You must supply your username and password separately, and optionally a port. If no port is supplied, +port 9243 will be used. + +Note: Do not enable sniffing when using Elastic Cloud. The nodes are behind a load balancer so +Elastic Cloud will take care of everything for you. + + Elasticsearch::Client.new(cloud_id: 'name:bG9jYWxob3N0JGFiY2QkZWZnaA==', user: 'elastic', password: 'changeme') + ### Authentication You can pass the authentication credentials, scheme and port in the host configuration hash: Elasticsearch::Client.new hosts: [