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---
layout: docs
page_title: Run Consul-Terraform-Sync
description: >-
nia/docs 0.5.0 (#12381)
* docs/nia: new configuration for services condition & source_input (#11646)
* docs/nia: new configuration for services condition
* docs/nia: new configuration for services source_input
* reword filter and cts_user_defined_meta
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
* Update service block config to table format
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
* Remove deprecated driver.working_dir (#11831)
* Deprecate workspace_prefix for now workspaces.prefix (#11836)
* docs/nia: new config field names for services condition/source_input (#11896)
* docs/nia: new config field `names` for services condition/source_input
* Remove language about 'default condition' and services condition relation to services list
Context:
- Added a new `names` field to condition/source_input "services"
- `names` or `regexp` must be configured for condition/source_input "services"
This therefore:
- Removed relationship between condition/source_input "services" and
task.services list
- Removed concept of "default condition" i.e. condition "services" must be
configured with `names` or `regexp`, there is no meaningful unconfigured default
Change: remove language regarding "default condition" and relationship with services list
* docs/nia: Update paramters to table format
Changes from a bulleted list to a table. Also adds the possible response codes
and fixes the update example response to include the inspect object.
* docs/nia: Delete task API and CLI
* docs/nia: Update wording for run values
Co-authored-by: Michael Wilkerson <62034708+wilkermichael@users.noreply.github.com>
* docs/nia: require condition "catalog-services" block's regexp to be configured (#11915)
Changes:
- Update Catalog Services Condition configuration docs to new table format
- Rewrite `regexp` field docs to be required, no longer optional
- Remove details about `regexp` field's original default behavior when the
field was optional
* docs/nia: Update status API docs to table format
* Cleaner wording for response descriptions
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
* docs/nia - 'source_includes_var' changes (#11939)
* docs/nia - condition "services" new field source_includes_var
- Add new configuration details for condition "services" block's
`source_includes_var` field.
- Note: this field's description is worded differently from condition type's
`source_includes_var` since a services variable is always required (unlike
other vars) for CTS modules.
- Also worded in a way to anticipate renaming to `use_as_module_input`
* docs/nia - change 'source_includes_var' default value from false to true
- Update configs
- Table-ify Consul-KV condition (reuse wording from Consul-KV source input)
* docs/nia - reword task execution page for source_includes_var changes
- Note: switched to using "module input" language over "source input" language.
Separate PR will make a mass change across docs
- Slim down general task condition section to have fewer details on module input
- Updated services, catalog-services, and consul-kv condition sections for
source_includes_var
- Add config page links for details
* Improve CTS acronym usage
- Use Consul-Terraform-Sync at the first instance with CTS in brackets - Consul-Terraform-Sync (CTS) and then CTS for all following instances on a per-page basis.
- some exceptions: left usage of the term `Consul-Terraform-Sync` in config examples and where it made sense for hyperlinking
* Improve CTS acronym usage (part 2) (#11991)
Per page:
- At first instance in text, use "Consul-Terraform-Sync (CTS)"
- Subsequent instances in text, use "CTS"
* Update schedule condition config to table format
* Update config tables with type column
* docs/nia: Update required fields values
Standardizing Required/Optional over boolean values.
* docs/nia: Standardize order of columns
Updated Required to come before Type, which is how the configurations are formatted. Also
changed the empty strings to "none" for default values.
* Deprecate port CLI option for CTS and updated example usage
* docs/nia cts multiple source input configuration updates (#12158)
* docs/nia cts multiple source input configuration updates
CTS expanded its usage of `source_input` block configurations and added
some restrictions. This change accounts for the following changes:
- `source_input` block can be configured for a task. No longer restricting to
scheduled task
- Multiple `source_input` blocks can be configured for a task. No longer
restricting to one
- Task cannot have multiple configurations defining the same variable type
Future work: We're planning to do some renaming from "source" to "module" for
v0.5. These changes are made in the code and not yet in the docs. These will be
taken care of across our docs in a separate PR. Perpetuating "source" in this
PR to reduce confusion.
* Apply suggestions from code review
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
* Apply suggestions from code review
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
* code review feedback
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
* Add "Consul object" glossary entry
Changes:
- Add "Consul object" to CTS glossary
- Format glossary terms so that they can be linked
- Add link to "Consul object" glossary entry
* Reorganize source_input limitations section
Co-authored-by: findkim <6362111+findkim@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: findkim <6362111+findkim@users.noreply.github.com>
* docs/nia: overview of config streamlining deprecations (#12193)
* docs/nia: overview of config streamlining deprecations
* Update config snippets to use CodeTabs
* Apply code review feedback suggestions
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
* Apply suggestions from code review
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
* Clarify source table language
* Add use_as_module_input callout
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
* docs/nia: deprecate "services" field and "service" block (#12234)
* Deprecate `services` field
Did a search on "`services`", "`task.services`", "services list", and "services
field"
Changes:
- In config docs, mark `services` field as deprecated and `condition` block
as required.
- For necessary references to `services` field, mark with "(deprecated)" e.g.
when listing all options for source input
- Remove unnecessary references to `services` field from docs e.g. any docs
encouraging use of `services`
- Replace `services` field with `condition` / `module_input` "services" in
config snippets and explanations
* Deprecate `service` block
Did a search for "service block", "`service`", and "service {"
Changes:
- In config docs, mark `service` block as deprecated
- For necessary references to `service` block, mark with "(deprecated)"
- Remove unnecessary references to `service` block from docs
* Fix service block typos in config snippet
service block is singular and not plural
* docs/nia: deprecate "source includes var" and "source input" (#12244)
* Deprecate `source_includes_var` field
Did a search for "source_includes_var" and an audit of "include"
Changes
- In config docs, mark `source_includes_var` field as deprecated
- In config docs, add new field for `use_as_module_input`
- For necessary references to `source_includes_var`, mark with "(deprecated)"
- Audit and update "include" language
* Deprecate `source_input` field and language
Did a search and replace for "source_input", "source-input", "source input"
Changes:
- In config docs, mark `source_input` field as deprecated
- In config docs, add new entry for `module_input`
- For necessary references to `source_input`, mark with "(deprecated)"
- Remove or replace "source*input" with "module*input"
Note: added an anchor link alias e.g. `# Module Input ((#source-input))` for
headers that were renamed from "Source Input" so that bookmarked links won't
break
* Update config streamlining release removal version to 0.8
* remove duplicate bullet
* docs/nia: deprecate `source` (#12245)
* Update "source" field in config snippets to "module"
* Deprecate task config `source` field
Did a search and replace for "source" and "src"
Changes:
- In config docs, mark `source` field as deprecated
- In config docs, add new entry for `module`
- Remove or replace "source" with "module"
* Deprecate Status API Event `source` field
Changes:
- Mark `source` field as deprecated
- Add new entry for `module`
* docs/nia - Get Task API docs & Task Status API deprecations (#12303)
* docs/nia - Get Task API
Added a Task Object section intended to be shared with the Create Task API
* docs/nia - Deprecate non-status fields from Task Status API
Deprecate the fields that Get Task API replaces
* docs/nia - Align API docs on `:task_name` request resource
Followed a convention found in Nomad docs
* docs/nia - misc fixes
Context for some:
- remove "" from license_path for consistency - do not specify the default
value when empty string
- remove "optional" language from task condition. we want to move towards it
being required
* docs/nia - add new columns to API Task Object
* Added Create Task API documentation
* Added create task CLI documentation
* addressed code review comments
* fixed example
* docs/nia: Update task delete with async behavior
CTS delete task command is now asynchronous, so updating docs to reflect
this new behavior.
* update create task CLI with new changes from code
* update create task api and cli
- update curl command to include the json header
- update example task names to use 'task_a' to conform with other examples
* docs/nia: Fix hyphens in CTS CLI output
* docs/nia: Add auto-approve option in CLI
* docs/nia: Clarify infrastructure is not destroyed on task deletion
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Kim Ngo <6362111+findkim@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Melissa Kam <mkam@hashicorp.com>
Co-authored-by: Melissa Kam <3768460+mkam@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Michael Wilkerson <62034708+wilkermichael@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
Co-authored-by: Michael Wilkerson <mwilkerson@hashicorp.com>
Co-authored-by: AJ Jwair <aj.jwair@hashicorp.com>
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Consul-Terraform-Sync requires a Terraform Provider, a Terraform Module and a running Consul Cluster outside of the `consul-terraform-sync` daemon.
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---
# Run Consul-Terraform-Sync
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This topic describes the basic procedure for running Consul-Terraform-Sync (CTS). Verify that you have met the [basic requirements](/consul/docs/nia/usage/requirements) before attempting to run CTS.
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1. Move the `consul-terraform-sync` binary to a location available on your `PATH`.
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```shell-session
$ mv ~/Downloads/consul-terraform-sync /usr/local/bin/consul-terraform-sync
```
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2. Create the config.hcl file and configure the options for your use case. Refer to the [configuration reference](/consul/docs/nia/configuration) for details about all CTS configurations.
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nia/docs 0.5.0 (#12381)
* docs/nia: new configuration for services condition & source_input (#11646)
* docs/nia: new configuration for services condition
* docs/nia: new configuration for services source_input
* reword filter and cts_user_defined_meta
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
* Update service block config to table format
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
* Remove deprecated driver.working_dir (#11831)
* Deprecate workspace_prefix for now workspaces.prefix (#11836)
* docs/nia: new config field names for services condition/source_input (#11896)
* docs/nia: new config field `names` for services condition/source_input
* Remove language about 'default condition' and services condition relation to services list
Context:
- Added a new `names` field to condition/source_input "services"
- `names` or `regexp` must be configured for condition/source_input "services"
This therefore:
- Removed relationship between condition/source_input "services" and
task.services list
- Removed concept of "default condition" i.e. condition "services" must be
configured with `names` or `regexp`, there is no meaningful unconfigured default
Change: remove language regarding "default condition" and relationship with services list
* docs/nia: Update paramters to table format
Changes from a bulleted list to a table. Also adds the possible response codes
and fixes the update example response to include the inspect object.
* docs/nia: Delete task API and CLI
* docs/nia: Update wording for run values
Co-authored-by: Michael Wilkerson <62034708+wilkermichael@users.noreply.github.com>
* docs/nia: require condition "catalog-services" block's regexp to be configured (#11915)
Changes:
- Update Catalog Services Condition configuration docs to new table format
- Rewrite `regexp` field docs to be required, no longer optional
- Remove details about `regexp` field's original default behavior when the
field was optional
* docs/nia: Update status API docs to table format
* Cleaner wording for response descriptions
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
* docs/nia - 'source_includes_var' changes (#11939)
* docs/nia - condition "services" new field source_includes_var
- Add new configuration details for condition "services" block's
`source_includes_var` field.
- Note: this field's description is worded differently from condition type's
`source_includes_var` since a services variable is always required (unlike
other vars) for CTS modules.
- Also worded in a way to anticipate renaming to `use_as_module_input`
* docs/nia - change 'source_includes_var' default value from false to true
- Update configs
- Table-ify Consul-KV condition (reuse wording from Consul-KV source input)
* docs/nia - reword task execution page for source_includes_var changes
- Note: switched to using "module input" language over "source input" language.
Separate PR will make a mass change across docs
- Slim down general task condition section to have fewer details on module input
- Updated services, catalog-services, and consul-kv condition sections for
source_includes_var
- Add config page links for details
* Improve CTS acronym usage
- Use Consul-Terraform-Sync at the first instance with CTS in brackets - Consul-Terraform-Sync (CTS) and then CTS for all following instances on a per-page basis.
- some exceptions: left usage of the term `Consul-Terraform-Sync` in config examples and where it made sense for hyperlinking
* Improve CTS acronym usage (part 2) (#11991)
Per page:
- At first instance in text, use "Consul-Terraform-Sync (CTS)"
- Subsequent instances in text, use "CTS"
* Update schedule condition config to table format
* Update config tables with type column
* docs/nia: Update required fields values
Standardizing Required/Optional over boolean values.
* docs/nia: Standardize order of columns
Updated Required to come before Type, which is how the configurations are formatted. Also
changed the empty strings to "none" for default values.
* Deprecate port CLI option for CTS and updated example usage
* docs/nia cts multiple source input configuration updates (#12158)
* docs/nia cts multiple source input configuration updates
CTS expanded its usage of `source_input` block configurations and added
some restrictions. This change accounts for the following changes:
- `source_input` block can be configured for a task. No longer restricting to
scheduled task
- Multiple `source_input` blocks can be configured for a task. No longer
restricting to one
- Task cannot have multiple configurations defining the same variable type
Future work: We're planning to do some renaming from "source" to "module" for
v0.5. These changes are made in the code and not yet in the docs. These will be
taken care of across our docs in a separate PR. Perpetuating "source" in this
PR to reduce confusion.
* Apply suggestions from code review
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
* Apply suggestions from code review
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
* code review feedback
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
* Add "Consul object" glossary entry
Changes:
- Add "Consul object" to CTS glossary
- Format glossary terms so that they can be linked
- Add link to "Consul object" glossary entry
* Reorganize source_input limitations section
Co-authored-by: findkim <6362111+findkim@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: findkim <6362111+findkim@users.noreply.github.com>
* docs/nia: overview of config streamlining deprecations (#12193)
* docs/nia: overview of config streamlining deprecations
* Update config snippets to use CodeTabs
* Apply code review feedback suggestions
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
* Apply suggestions from code review
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
* Clarify source table language
* Add use_as_module_input callout
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
* docs/nia: deprecate "services" field and "service" block (#12234)
* Deprecate `services` field
Did a search on "`services`", "`task.services`", "services list", and "services
field"
Changes:
- In config docs, mark `services` field as deprecated and `condition` block
as required.
- For necessary references to `services` field, mark with "(deprecated)" e.g.
when listing all options for source input
- Remove unnecessary references to `services` field from docs e.g. any docs
encouraging use of `services`
- Replace `services` field with `condition` / `module_input` "services" in
config snippets and explanations
* Deprecate `service` block
Did a search for "service block", "`service`", and "service {"
Changes:
- In config docs, mark `service` block as deprecated
- For necessary references to `service` block, mark with "(deprecated)"
- Remove unnecessary references to `service` block from docs
* Fix service block typos in config snippet
service block is singular and not plural
* docs/nia: deprecate "source includes var" and "source input" (#12244)
* Deprecate `source_includes_var` field
Did a search for "source_includes_var" and an audit of "include"
Changes
- In config docs, mark `source_includes_var` field as deprecated
- In config docs, add new field for `use_as_module_input`
- For necessary references to `source_includes_var`, mark with "(deprecated)"
- Audit and update "include" language
* Deprecate `source_input` field and language
Did a search and replace for "source_input", "source-input", "source input"
Changes:
- In config docs, mark `source_input` field as deprecated
- In config docs, add new entry for `module_input`
- For necessary references to `source_input`, mark with "(deprecated)"
- Remove or replace "source*input" with "module*input"
Note: added an anchor link alias e.g. `# Module Input ((#source-input))` for
headers that were renamed from "Source Input" so that bookmarked links won't
break
* Update config streamlining release removal version to 0.8
* remove duplicate bullet
* docs/nia: deprecate `source` (#12245)
* Update "source" field in config snippets to "module"
* Deprecate task config `source` field
Did a search and replace for "source" and "src"
Changes:
- In config docs, mark `source` field as deprecated
- In config docs, add new entry for `module`
- Remove or replace "source" with "module"
* Deprecate Status API Event `source` field
Changes:
- Mark `source` field as deprecated
- Add new entry for `module`
* docs/nia - Get Task API docs & Task Status API deprecations (#12303)
* docs/nia - Get Task API
Added a Task Object section intended to be shared with the Create Task API
* docs/nia - Deprecate non-status fields from Task Status API
Deprecate the fields that Get Task API replaces
* docs/nia - Align API docs on `:task_name` request resource
Followed a convention found in Nomad docs
* docs/nia - misc fixes
Context for some:
- remove "" from license_path for consistency - do not specify the default
value when empty string
- remove "optional" language from task condition. we want to move towards it
being required
* docs/nia - add new columns to API Task Object
* Added Create Task API documentation
* Added create task CLI documentation
* addressed code review comments
* fixed example
* docs/nia: Update task delete with async behavior
CTS delete task command is now asynchronous, so updating docs to reflect
this new behavior.
* update create task CLI with new changes from code
* update create task api and cli
- update curl command to include the json header
- update example task names to use 'task_a' to conform with other examples
* docs/nia: Fix hyphens in CTS CLI output
* docs/nia: Add auto-approve option in CLI
* docs/nia: Clarify infrastructure is not destroyed on task deletion
Co-authored-by: trujillo-adam <47586768+trujillo-adam@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Kim Ngo <6362111+findkim@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Melissa Kam <mkam@hashicorp.com>
Co-authored-by: Melissa Kam <3768460+mkam@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Michael Wilkerson <62034708+wilkermichael@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: mrspanishviking <kcardenas@hashicorp.com>
Co-authored-by: Michael Wilkerson <mwilkerson@hashicorp.com>
Co-authored-by: AJ Jwair <aj.jwair@hashicorp.com>
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3. Run Consul-Terraform-Sync (CTS).
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```shell-session
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$ consul-terraform-sync start -config-file <config.hcl>
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```
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4. Check status of tasks. Replace port number if configured in Step 2. Refer to [Consul-Terraform-Sync API](/consul/docs/nia/api) for additional information.
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```shell-session
$ curl localhost:8558/status/tasks
```
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## Other Run modes
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You can [configure CTS for high availability](/consul/docs/nia/usage/run-ha), which is an enterprise capability that ensures that all changes to Consul that occur during a failover transition are processed and that CTS continues to operate as expected.
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You can start CTS in [inspect mode](/consul/docs/nia/cli/start#modes) to review and test your configuration before applying any changes. Inspect mode allows you to verify that the changes work as expected before running them in an unsupervised daemon mode.
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For hands-on instructions on using inspect mode, refer to the [Consul-Terraform-Sync Run Modes and Status Inspection](/consul/tutorials/network-infrastructure-automation/consul-terraform-sync-run-and-inspect?utm_source=WEBSITE&utm_medium=WEB_IO&utm_offer=ARTICLE_PAGE&utm_content=DOCS) tutorial.
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