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title: "Traefik Nomad Service Discovery Routing"
description: "Learn how to use Nomad Service Discovery as a provider for routing configurations in Traefik Proxy. Read the technical documentation."
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# Traefik and Nomad Service Discovery

A story of Tags, Services & Nomads
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![Nomad](../../assets/img/providers/nomad.png)

Attach tags to your Nomad services and let Traefik do the rest!

## Routing Configuration

!!! info "tags"

    - tags are case insensitive.
    - The complete list of tags can be found [the reference page](../../reference/dynamic-configuration/nomad.md)

### General

Traefik creates, for each Nomad service, a corresponding Traefik [service](../services/index.md) and [router](../routers/index.md).

The Traefik service automatically gets a server per instance in this Nomad service, and the router gets a default rule attached to it, based on the Nomad service name.

### Routers

To update the configuration of the Router automatically attached to the service, add tags starting with `traefik.routers.{name-of-your-choice}.` and followed by the option you want to change.

For example, to change the rule, you could add the tag ```traefik.http.routers.my-service.rule=Host(`example.com`)```.

??? info "`traefik.http.routers.<router_name>.rule`"

    See [rule](../routers/index.md#rule) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.routers.myrouter.rule=Host(`example.com`)
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.routers.<router_name>.entrypoints`"

    See [entry points](../routers/index.md#entrypoints) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.routers.myrouter.entrypoints=web,websecure
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.routers.<router_name>.middlewares`"

    See [middlewares](../routers/index.md#middlewares) and [middlewares overview](../../middlewares/overview.md) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.routers.myrouter.middlewares=auth,prefix,cb
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.routers.<router_name>.service`"

    See [rule](../routers/index.md#service) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.routers.myrouter.service=myservice
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.routers.<router_name>.tls`"

    See [tls](../routers/index.md#tls) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.routers.myrouter.tls=true
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.routers.<router_name>.tls.certresolver`"

    See [certResolver](../routers/index.md#certresolver) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.routers.myrouter.tls.certresolver=myresolver
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.routers.<router_name>.tls.domains[n].main`"

    See [domains](../routers/index.md#domains) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.routers.myrouter.tls.domains[0].main=example.org
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.routers.<router_name>.tls.domains[n].sans`"

    See [domains](../routers/index.md#domains) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.routers.myrouter.tls.domains[0].sans=test.example.org,dev.example.org
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.routers.<router_name>.tls.options`"

    See [options](../routers/index.md#options) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.routers.myrouter.tls.options=foobar
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.routers.<router_name>.priority`"

    See [priority](../routers/index.md#priority) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.routers.myrouter.priority=42
    ```

### Services

To update the configuration of the Service automatically attached to the service,
add tags starting with `traefik.http.services.{name-of-your-choice}.`, followed by the option you want to change.

For example, to change the `passHostHeader` behavior,
you'd add the tag `traefik.http.services.{name-of-your-choice}.loadbalancer.passhostheader=false`.

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.server.port`"

    Registers a port.
    Useful when the service exposes multiples ports.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.server.port=8080
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.server.scheme`"

    Overrides the default scheme.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.server.scheme=http
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.serverstransport`"

    Allows to reference a ServersTransport resource that is defined either with the File provider or the Kubernetes CRD one.
    See [serverstransport](../services/index.md#serverstransport) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.serverstransport=foobar@file
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.passhostheader`"

    See [pass Host header](../services/index.md#pass-host-header) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.passhostheader=true
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.healthcheck.headers.<header_name>`"

    See [health check](../services/index.md#health-check) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.healthcheck.headers.X-Foo=foobar
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.healthcheck.hostname`"

    See [health check](../services/index.md#health-check) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.healthcheck.hostname=example.org
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.healthcheck.interval`"

    See [health check](../services/index.md#health-check) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.healthcheck.interval=10
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.healthcheck.path`"

    See [health check](../services/index.md#health-check) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.healthcheck.path=/foo
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.healthcheck.port`"

    See [health check](../services/index.md#health-check) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.healthcheck.port=42
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.healthcheck.scheme`"

    See [health check](../services/index.md#health-check) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.healthcheck.scheme=http
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.healthcheck.timeout`"

    See [health check](../services/index.md#health-check) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.healthcheck.timeout=10
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.healthcheck.followredirects`"

    See [health check](../services/index.md#health-check) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.healthcheck.followredirects=true
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.sticky.cookie`"

    See [sticky sessions](../services/index.md#sticky-sessions) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.sticky.cookie=true
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.sticky.cookie.httponly`"

    See [sticky sessions](../services/index.md#sticky-sessions) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.sticky.cookie.httponly=true
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.sticky.cookie.name`"

    See [sticky sessions](../services/index.md#sticky-sessions) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.sticky.cookie.name=foobar
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.sticky.cookie.secure`"

    See [sticky sessions](../services/index.md#sticky-sessions) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.sticky.cookie.secure=true
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.sticky.cookie.samesite`"

    See [sticky sessions](../services/index.md#sticky-sessions) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.sticky.cookie.samesite=none
    ```

??? info "`traefik.http.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.responseforwarding.flushinterval`"

    See [response forwarding](../services/index.md#response-forwarding) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.http.services.myservice.loadbalancer.responseforwarding.flushinterval=10
    ```

### Middleware

You can declare pieces of middleware using tags starting with `traefik.http.middlewares.{name-of-your-choice}.`, followed by the middleware type/options.

For example, to declare a middleware [`redirectscheme`](../../middlewares/http/redirectscheme.md) named `my-redirect`, you'd write `traefik.http.middlewares.my-redirect.redirectscheme.scheme: https`.

More information about available middlewares in the dedicated [middlewares section](../../middlewares/overview.md).

??? example "Declaring and Referencing a Middleware"

    ```yaml
    # ...
    # Declaring a middleware
    traefik.http.middlewares.my-redirect.redirectscheme.scheme=https
    # Referencing a middleware
    traefik.http.routers.my-service.middlewares=my-redirect
    ```

!!! warning "Conflicts in Declaration"

    If you declare multiple middleware with the same name but with different parameters, the middleware fails to be declared.

### TCP

You can declare TCP Routers and/or Services using tags.

??? example "Declaring TCP Routers and Services"

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.routers.my-router.rule=HostSNI(`example.com`)
    traefik.tcp.routers.my-router.tls=true
    traefik.tcp.services.my-service.loadbalancer.server.port=4123
    ```

!!! warning "TCP and HTTP"

    If you declare a TCP Router/Service, it will prevent Traefik from automatically creating an HTTP Router/Service (like it does by default if no TCP Router/Service is defined).
    You can declare both a TCP Router/Service and an HTTP Router/Service for the same Nomad service (but you have to do so manually).

#### TCP Routers

??? info "`traefik.tcp.routers.<router_name>.entrypoints`"

    See [entry points](../routers/index.md#entrypoints_1) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.routers.mytcprouter.entrypoints=ep1,ep2
    ```

??? info "`traefik.tcp.routers.<router_name>.rule`"

    See [rule](../routers/index.md#rule_1) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.routers.mytcprouter.rule=HostSNI(`example.com`)
    ```

??? info "`traefik.tcp.routers.<router_name>.service`"

    See [service](../routers/index.md#services) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.routers.mytcprouter.service=myservice
    ```

??? info "`traefik.tcp.routers.<router_name>.tls`"

    See [TLS](../routers/index.md#tls_1) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.routers.mytcprouter.tls=true
    ```

??? info "`traefik.tcp.routers.<router_name>.tls.certresolver`"

    See [certResolver](../routers/index.md#certresolver_1) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.routers.mytcprouter.tls.certresolver=myresolver
    ```

??? info "`traefik.tcp.routers.<router_name>.tls.domains[n].main`"

    See [domains](../routers/index.md#domains_1) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.routers.mytcprouter.tls.domains[0].main=example.org
    ```

??? info "`traefik.tcp.routers.<router_name>.tls.domains[n].sans`"

    See [domains](../routers/index.md#domains_1) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.routers.mytcprouter.tls.domains[0].sans=test.example.org,dev.example.org
    ```

??? info "`traefik.tcp.routers.<router_name>.tls.options`"

    See [options](../routers/index.md#options_1) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.routers.mytcprouter.tls.options=myoptions
    ```

??? info "`traefik.tcp.routers.<router_name>.tls.passthrough`"

    See [TLS](../routers/index.md#tls_1) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.routers.mytcprouter.tls.passthrough=true
    ```

#### TCP Services

??? info "`traefik.tcp.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.server.port`"

    Registers a port of the application.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.services.mytcpservice.loadbalancer.server.port=423
    ```

??? info "`traefik.tcp.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.terminationdelay`"

    See [termination delay](../services/index.md#termination-delay) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.services.mytcpservice.loadbalancer.terminationdelay=100
    ```

??? info "`traefik.tcp.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.proxyprotocol.version`"

    See [PROXY protocol](../services/index.md#proxy-protocol) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.tcp.services.mytcpservice.loadbalancer.proxyprotocol.version=1
    ```

### UDP

You can declare UDP Routers and/or Services using tags.

??? example "Declaring UDP Routers and Services"

    ```yaml
    traefik.udp.routers.my-router.entrypoints=udp
    traefik.udp.services.my-service.loadbalancer.server.port=4123
    ```

!!! warning "UDP and HTTP"

    If you declare a UDP Router/Service, it will prevent Traefik from automatically creating an HTTP Router/Service (like it does by default if no UDP Router/Service is defined).
    You can declare both a UDP Router/Service and an HTTP Router/Service for the same Nomad service (but you have to do so manually).

#### UDP Routers

??? info "`traefik.udp.routers.<router_name>.entrypoints`"

    See [entry points](../routers/index.md#entrypoints_2) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.udp.routers.myudprouter.entrypoints=ep1,ep2
    ```

??? info "`traefik.udp.routers.<router_name>.service`"

    See [service](../routers/index.md#services_1) for more information.

    ```yaml
    traefik.udp.routers.myudprouter.service=myservice
    ```

#### UDP Services

??? info "`traefik.udp.services.<service_name>.loadbalancer.server.port`"

    Registers a port of the application.

    ```yaml
    traefik.udp.services.myudpservice.loadbalancer.server.port=423
    ```

### Specific Provider Options

#### `traefik.enable`

```yaml
traefik.enable=true
```

You can tell Traefik to consider (or not) the service by setting `traefik.enable` to true or false.

This option overrides the value of `exposedByDefault`.

#### `traefik.nomad.canary`

```yaml
traefik.nomad.canary=true
```

When Nomad orchestrator is a provider (of service registration) for Traefik,
one might have the need to distinguish within Traefik between a [Canary](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/nomad/job-blue-green-and-canary-deployments#deploy-with-canaries) instance of a service, or a production one.
For example if one does not want them to be part of the same load-balancer.

Therefore, this option, which is meant to be provided as one of the values of the `canary_tags` field in the Nomad [service stanza](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/service#canary_tags),
allows Traefik to identify that the associated instance is a canary one.

#### Port Lookup

Traefik is capable of detecting the port to use, by following the default Nomad Service Discovery flow.
That means, if you just expose lets say port `:1337` on the Nomad job, traefik will pick up this port and use it.
