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Remove outdated usage of "Consul Connect" instead of Consul service mesh. The connect subsystem in Consul provides Consul's service mesh capabilities. However, the term "Consul Connect" should not be used as an alternative to the name "Consul service mesh".
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layout: commands
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page_title: 'Commands: Connect'
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description: >-
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The `consul connect` command interacts with Consul's service mesh features. It exposes top-level commands for interacting with the internal CA and service mesh proxies, exposing services through ingress gateways, and applying iptables rules.
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---
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# Consul Connect
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Command: `consul connect`
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The `connect` command is used to interact with the connect subsystem
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that provides Consul's [service mesh](/consul/docs/connect) capabilities.
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It exposes commands for running service mesh proxies and
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for viewing/updating the service mesh Certificate Authority (CA) configuration.
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## Usage
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Usage: `consul connect <subcommand>`
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For the exact documentation for your Consul version, run `consul connect -h` to view
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the complete list of subcommands.
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```text
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Usage: consul connect <subcommand> [options] [args]
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This command has subcommands for interacting with Consul service mesh.
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Here are some simple examples, and more detailed examples are available
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in the subcommands or the documentation.
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Run the production service mesh proxy
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$ consul connect envoy
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For more examples, ask for subcommand help or view the documentation.
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Subcommands:
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ca Interact with the Consul service mesh Certificate Authority (CA)
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envoy Runs or configures Envoy as a service mesh proxy
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expose Expose a mesh-enabled service through an Ingress gateway
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proxy Runs a non-production, built-in service mesh sidecar proxy
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redirect-traffic Applies iptables rules for traffic redirection
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```
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For more information, examples, and usage about a subcommand, click on the name
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of the subcommand in the sidebar.
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