--- layout: "nomad" page_title: "Provider: Nomad" sidebar_current: "docs-nomad-index" description: |- Nomad is a cluster scheduler. The Nomad provider exposes resources to interact with a Nomad cluster. --- # Nomad Provider [Nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io) is a cluster scheduler. The Nomad provider exposes resources to interact with a Nomad cluster. Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources. ## Example Usage ```hcl # Configure the Nomad provider provider "nomad" { address = "nomad.mycompany.com" region = "us-east-2" } # Register a job resource "nomad_job" "monitoring" { jobspec = "${file("${path.module}/jobspec.hcl")}" } ``` ## Argument Reference The following arguments are supported: * `address` - (Optional) The HTTP(S) API address of the Nomad agent to use. Defaults to `http://127.0.0.1:4646`. The `NOMAD_ADDR` environment variable can also be used. * `region` - (Optional) The Nomad region to target. The `NOMAD_REGION` environment variable can also be used. * `ca_file` - (Optional) A path to a PEM-encoded certificate authority used to verify the remote agent's certificate. The `NOMAD_CACERT` environment variable can also be used. * `cert_file` - (Optional) A path to a PEM-encoded certificate provided to the remote agent; requires use of `key_file`. The `NOMAD_CLIENT_CERT` environment variable can also be used. * `key_file`- (Optional) A path to a PEM-encoded private key, required if `cert_file` is specified. The `NOMAD_CLIENT_KEY` environment variable can also be used.