plugin Block in Agent Configuration

This page provides reference information for configuring task driver and device driver plugins in the plugin block of a Nomad agent configuration. Specify arguments to pass to the plugin. Configure values specific to the plugin.

Refer to the Nomad plugins guide for details on specific task driver and device plugins.

plugin "example-plugin" {
    args = ["-my-flag"]
    config {
       foo = "bar"
       bam {
         baz = 1
       }
    }
}

The name of the plugin is the plugin's executable name relative to to the plugin_dir. If the plugin has a suffix, such as .exe, this should be omitted.

plugin Parameters

• args (array<string>: []) - Specifies a set of arguments to pass to the plugin binary when it is executed.

• config (hcl/json: nil) - Specifies configuration values for the plugin either as HCL or JSON. The accepted values are plugin specific. Please refer to the individual plugin's documentation.