Nomad Basics
Learn how to run the Nomad agent, run basic commands, and run Nomad jobs.
Lab Overview
Nomad is a flexible workload orchestrator that enables an organization to easily deploy and manage any containerized or legacy application using a single, unified workflow.
This lab introduces you to the open source version of Nomad. You will learn how to run some basic Nomad CLI commands, run a "dev" agent, initialize a simple Nomad job, and use the CLI, UI, and HTTP API to run, check the status of, and stop the job.
What You'll Learn
Run basic Nomad CLI commands and navigate the built-in help
Start a Nomad agent in development mode
Initialize, run, inspect, and stop a Nomad job with the CLI and UI
Manage jobs using Nomad's HTTP API
Prerequisites
linux-command-line
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