nomad

TLDR

Start development agent

$ nomad agent -dev

Run a job

$ nomad job run [job.nomad]

Show job status

$ nomad job status [job_name]

Stop a job

$ nomad job stop [job_name]

List running jobs

$ nomad job status

Show node status

$ nomad node status

View allocation logs

$ nomad alloc logs [alloc_id]

SYNOPSIS

nomad [options] command [args]

nomad is a workload orchestrator by HashiCorp. It deploys and manages applications across a cluster, supporting containers, VMs, and standalone executables.
The tool provides scheduling, service discovery, and rolling updates. It integrates with Consul and Vault for service mesh and secrets management.

PARAMETERS

agent

Run Nomad agent.

job run file

Submit job.

job status [job]

Job status.

job stop job

Stop job.

node status

Node information.

alloc status id

Allocation details.

alloc logs id

Allocation logs.

server members

Server cluster info.

-dev

Development mode.

-address addr

Nomad API address.

CAVEATS

Cluster setup requires planning. ACLs needed for production. Resource limits important. Consul recommended for service discovery.

HISTORY

Nomad was released by HashiCorp in 2015 as a simpler alternative to Kubernetes for workload scheduling. It focuses on operational simplicity while supporting multiple workload types beyond containers.