Command: job init

Alias: nomad init

The job init command creates an example job specification in the current directory that demonstrates some common configurations for tasks, task groups, runtime constraints, and resource allocation.

Usage

nomad job init [options] [filename]

You may optionally supply a filename for the example job to be written to. The default filename for the generated file is "example.nomad.hcl".

Please refer to the jobspec and drivers pages to learn how to customize the template.

Init Options

• -short: If set, a minimal jobspec without comments is emitted.
• -connect: If set, the jobspec includes Consul Connect integration.
• -template=<template>: Specifies a predefined template to emit. Must be a Nomad Variable that lives at nomad/job-templates/<template> These are commonly created via the UI, and accessible with the -list-templates flag.
• -list-templates: Display a list of possible job templates to pass to -template. Reads from all variables pathed at nomad/job-templates/<template>.

Examples

Generate an example job file:

$ nomad job init
Example job file written to example.nomad.hcl