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connections, automatically wrapping and verifying TLS connections.
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connections, automatically wrapping and verifying TLS connections.
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# Connect Configuration
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# Service Mesh Configuration
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There are many configuration options exposed for Connect. The only option
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There are many configuration options exposed for Consul service mesh. The only option
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that must be set is the "enabled" option on Consul Servers to enable Connect.
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that must be set is the "connect.enabled" option on Consul Servers to enable Consul service mesh.
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All other configurations are optional and have reasonable defaults.
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All other configurations are optional and have reasonable defaults.
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-> **Tip:** Connect is enabled by default when running Consul in
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As a reminder, Consul Connect is used interchangeably
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with the name Consul Service Mesh and is what this document will use to refer to for Service Mesh functionality within Consul.
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-> **Tip:** Service mesh is enabled by default when running Consul in
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dev mode with `consul agent -dev`.
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dev mode with `consul agent -dev`.
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## Agent Configuration
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## Agent Configuration
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The first step to use Connect is to enable Connect for your Consul
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The first step to use service mesh is to enable Connect for your Consul
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cluster. By default, Connect is disabled. Enabling Connect requires changing
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cluster. By default, Connect is disabled. Enabling Connect requires changing
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the configuration of only your Consul _servers_ (not client agents). To enable
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the configuration of only your Consul _servers_ (not client agents). To enable
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Connect, add the following to a new or existing
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Connect, add the following to a new or existing
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[server configuration file](/docs/agent/config/config-files). In an existing cluster, this configuration change requires a Consul server restart, which you can perform one server at a time to maintain availability. In HCL:
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[server configuration file](/docs/agent/config/config-files). In an existing cluster, this configuration change requires a Consul server restart, which you can perform one server at a time to maintain availability. In HCL:
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<CodeTabs heading="Enable Consul service mesh" tabs={[ "HCL", "JSON" ]}>
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```hcl
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```hcl
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connect {
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connect {
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enabled = true
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enabled = true
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}
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}
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```
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```
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```json
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"connect": {
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"enabled": true
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}
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```
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</CodeTabs>
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This will enable Connect and configure your Consul cluster to use the
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This will enable Connect and configure your Consul cluster to use the
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built-in certificate authority for creating and managing certificates.
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built-in certificate authority for creating and managing certificates.
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You may also configure Consul to use an external
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You may also configure Consul to use an external
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and performance, intention and certificate authority replication.
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and performance, intention and certificate authority replication.
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# How Connect Works
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# How Service Mesh Works
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This page details the inner workings of some of Connect's core features.
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This page details the inner workings of some of Consul sevice mehs's core features.
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Understanding how these features work isn't a prerequisite for using Connect,
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Understanding how these features work isn't a prerequisite for using Consul service mesh,
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but will help you build a mental model of what's going on under the hood, which
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but will help you build a mental model of what's going on under the hood, which
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may help you reason about Connect's behavior in more complex deployment
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may help you reason about service mesh's behavior in more complex deployment
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scenarios.
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scenarios.
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To try Connect locally, complete the [Getting Started with Consul service
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with the name Consul Service Mesh and is what this document will use to refer to for Service Mesh functionality within Consul.
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To try service mesh locally, complete the [Getting Started with Consul service
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mesh](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/consul/service-mesh?utm_source=WEBSITE&utm_medium=WEB_IO&utm_offer=ARTICLE_PAGE&utm_content=DOCS)
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mesh](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/consul/service-mesh?utm_source=WEBSITE&utm_medium=WEB_IO&utm_offer=ARTICLE_PAGE&utm_content=DOCS)
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tutorial.
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tutorial.
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"path": "connect"
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"path": "connect"
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"title": "How Connect Works",
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"title": "How Service Mesh Works",
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"path": "connect/connect-internals"
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"path": "connect/connect-internals"
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},
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