#HashiCorp Nomad

Simple, flexible workload orchestrator.

#Overview

Nomad orchestrates containers, VMs, and other workloads.

Feature	Description
Multi-runtime	Docker, exec, Java, etc.
Lightweight	Single binary
Federation	Multi-cluster support
Integrations	Consul, Vault

#Job File

hcl

1job "webapp" {
2  datacenters = ["dc1"]
3  type = "service"
4
5  group "web" {
6    count = 3
7
8    network {
9      port "http" { to = 80 }
10    }
11
12    task "nginx" {
13      driver = "docker"
14
15      config {
16        image = "nginx:latest"
17        ports = ["http"]
18      }
19
20      resources {
21        cpu    = 500
22        memory = 256
23      }
24    }
25  }
26}

#Commands

bash

1# Run job
2nomad job run webapp.nomad
3
4# Status
5nomad job status webapp
6
7# Stop
8nomad job stop webapp

[!TIP] Pro Tip: Choose Nomad over K8s for simpler, multi-runtime orchestration!