Document plugins CLI option.

docs/private-networks/concepts/plugins.md → docs/public-networks/concepts/plugins.md

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: Plugins
 sidebar_position: 6
 description: Plugins overview
 tags:
+  - public networks
   - private networks
 ---
 

docs/public-networks/reference/cli/options.md

@@ -2998,13 +2998,55 @@ plugin-continue-on-error=true
 </TabItem>
 </Tabs>
 
-Enables or disables continuing to run Besu if a [plugin](../../../private-networks/concepts/plugins.md)
+Enables or disables continuing to run Besu if a [plugin](../../concepts/plugins.md)
 fails during registration or other startup lifecycle stages.
 If set to `true` and any plugin fails, Besu logs an error and continues running.
 If set to `false` and any plugin fails, Besu logs an error and stops running.
 
 The default is `false`.
 
+### `plugins`
+
+<Tabs>
+<TabItem value="Syntax">
+
+```bash
+--plugins=<PLUGIN>[,<PLUGIN>...]...
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+<TabItem value="Example">
+
+```bash
+--plugins=essential-plugin,security-plugin
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+<TabItem value="Environment variable">
+
+```bash
+BESU_PLUGINS=essential-plugin,security-plugin
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+<TabItem value="Configuration file">
+
+```bash
+plugins=["essential-plugin","security-plugin"]
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+</Tabs>
+
+Comma-seperated list of [plugin](../../concepts/plugins.md) names to load. Each plugin must reside in
+the `plugins` directory. If you omit this option, Besu automatically loads all plugins found in that directory.
+
+The plugin name is case-sensitive, and is the name of the class that implements
+[`BesuPlugin`](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.hyperledger.besu/plugin-api/latest/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/BesuPlugin.html)
+in the plugin source code.
+
+If the specified plugin is not found, Besu exits with an error identifying the missing plugin.
+
 ### `print-paths-and-exit`
 
 <Tabs>

docs/private-networks/reference/plugin-api-interfaces.md → docs/public-networks/reference/plugin-api-interfaces.md

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ title: Plugin API interfaces
 sidebar_position: 4
 description: Plugin interfaces
 tags:
+  - public networks
   - private networks
 ---
 
 # Plugin API interfaces
 
-API interfaces in Besu allow users to [build plugins](../concepts/plugins.md) to extend Besu functionality.
+API interfaces in Besu allow users to [build plugins](../../public-networks/concepts/plugins.md) to extend Besu functionality.
 
 For more information about the available interfaces, see the [Plugin API Javadoc](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.hyperledger.besu/plugin-api/latest/index.html).
 
@@ -58,4 +59,4 @@ The `start` step can be ignored and your plugin module will be instantiated when
 
 :::
 
-[privacy marker transactions]: ../concepts/privacy/private-transactions/processing.md
+[privacy marker transactions]: ../../private-networks/concepts/privacy/private-transactions/processing.md

docusaurus.config.js

@@ -296,6 +296,14 @@ const config = {
           {
             from: ["/private-networks/how-to/configure/tls/client-and-server", "/private-networks/concepts/pki", "/private-networks/how-to/configure/tls/p2p"],
             to: "/private-networks/how-to/configure/tls",
+          },
+          {
+            from: "/private-networks/concepts/plugins",
+            to: "/public-networks/concepts/plugins",
+          },
+          {
+            from: "/private-networks/reference/plugin-api-interfaces",
+            to: "/public-networks/reference/plugin-api-interfaces",
           }
         ],
         createRedirects(existingPath) {