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unzip consul_1.4.3_linux_amd64.zip | unzip consul_1.4.3_linux_amd64.zip | ||
sudo mv consul /usr/bin | sudo mv consul /usr/bin | ||
</source> | |||
= Run consul = | |||
You need run at least one <tt>consul server</tt> 3-5 are recommended. | |||
All other agents do run in a <tt>client</tt> mode, it's very light weight process that : | |||
* register services | |||
* check healthchecks | |||
* forward queries to servers | |||
* agent needs to run on every node that is a part of a cluster | |||
Run consul in dev mode where single server is also acting as a client: | |||
<source lang=bash> | |||
consul agent -dev -node <consul_srv_name> | |||
# -node is optional as by default hostname is used, but for OSX with period in it will case problems with dns queries | |||
consul members | |||
</source> | </source> | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 11 March 2019
Install
wget https://releases.hashicorp.com/consul/1.4.3/consul_1.4.3_linux_amd64.zip unzip consul_1.4.3_linux_amd64.zip sudo mv consul /usr/bin
Run consul
You need run at least one consul server 3-5 are recommended. All other agents do run in a client mode, it's very light weight process that :
- register services
- check healthchecks
- forward queries to servers
- agent needs to run on every node that is a part of a cluster
Run consul in dev mode where single server is also acting as a client:
consul agent -dev -node <consul_srv_name> # -node is optional as by default hostname is used, but for OSX with period in it will case problems with dns queries consul members
References
- A practical and simple consul-template example Tutorial with docker restart based on a template change
- Consul template Official Git repository