Consul
HashiCorp Consul service discovery and mesh. Use for service discovery.From its SKILL.md
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Consul
HashiCorp Consul is a multi-cloud service networking platform. It handles Service Discovery, Mesh, and Key/Value storage. 2025 v1.18 focuses on Enterprise reliability.
When to Use
- Service Discovery: Tracking dynamic IPs of microservices (common in Nomad/VM setups).
- Service Mesh: mTLS and Traffic split across VMs and K8s.
- KV Store: Storing dynamic configuration distributed across regions.
Core Concepts
Agent
Runs on every node (client mode) or dedicated servers (server mode). Handles health checks.
Service Definition
Register services via Config file or API.
{"service": {"name": "web", "port": 80}}
Connect (Mesh)
Uses Envoy to secure traffic between services.
Best Practices (2025)
Do:
- Use DNS Interface: Apps can find DBs via
db.service.consul. - Use Template:
consul-templaterenders config files from KV data and reloads apps automatically. - Separate Data Centers: Federation allows global service discovery.
Don't:
- Don't expose API publicly: Consul has no default auth in dev mode. Lock it down.
References
What ships with it
Read from the repository
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