Service Mesh Made Easy
Consul is a distributed service mesh to connect, secure, and configure services across any runtime platform and public or private cloud
Download Get StartedService-based networking for dynamic infrastructure
The shift from static infrastructure to dynamic infrastructure changes the approach to networking from host-based to service-based. Connectivity moves from the use of static IPs to dynamic service discovery, and security moves from static firewalls to dynamic service segmentation.
Static
Host-based networking
Dynamic
Service-based networkingUse Cases
Service Discovery for connectivity
Service Registry enables services to register and discover each other.
Service Segmentation for security
Secure service-to-service communication with automatic TLS encryption and identity-based authorization.
Service Configuration for runtime configuration
Feature rich Key/Value store to easily configure services.
Consul Principles
API-Driven
Codify and automate service definitions, health checks, service authorization policies, failover logic, and more.
$ curl http://localhost:8500/v1/kv/deployment
[
{
"LockIndex": 1,
"Session": "1c3f5836-4df4-0e26-6697-90dcce78acd9",
"Value": "Zm9v",
"Flags": 0,
"Key": "deployment",
"CreateIndex": 13,
"ModifyIndex": 19
}
]
Run and Connect Anywhere
Connect services across any runtime platform and public or private cloud. Connect services from Kubernetes to VMs, Containers to Serverless functions.
Extend and Integrate
- Provision clusters on any infrastructure.
- Connect to services over TLS via proxy integrations.
- Serve TLS certificates with pluggable Certificate Authorities.
Companies that trust Consul
Consul Open Source addresses the technical complexity of connecting services across distributed infrastructure.
Consul Enterprise addresses the organizational complexity of large user bases and compliance requirements with collaboration and governance features.