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page_title: Connect - Nomad
description: >-
Connect can be used with [Nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io) to provide
secure service-to-service communication between Nomad jobs. The ability to use
the dynamic port feature of Nomad makes Connect particularly easy to use.
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# Connect on Nomad
Consul Connect can be used with [Nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io) to provide
secure service-to-service communication between Nomad jobs and task groups.
Nomad is a simple, flexible scheduler and workload orchestrator. The ability to
use the [dynamic port](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/network#dynamic-ports)
feature of Nomad makes Connect reduces operational complexity.
For more information
about using Consul Connect with Nomad, select one of the following resources.
For a step-by-step guide on using Consul Connect with Nomad:
- [Nomad Consul Connect Guide](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/integrations/consul-connect)
For reference information about configuring Nomad jobs to use Consul Connect:
- [Nomad Job Specification - `connect`](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/connect)
- [Nomad Job Specification - `sidecar_service`](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/sidecar_service)
- [Nomad Job Specification - `sidecar_task`](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/sidecar_task)
- [Nomad Job Specification - `proxy`](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/proxy)
- [Nomad Job Specification - `upstreams`](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/upstreams)