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layout: "docs"
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page_title: "server Stanza - Agent Configuration"
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sidebar_current: "docs-configuration-server"
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description: |-
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The "server" stanza configures the Nomad agent to operate in server mode to
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participate in scheduling decisions, register with service discovery, handle
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join failures, and more.
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---
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# `server` Stanza
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<table class="table table-bordered table-striped">
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<tr>
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<th width="120">Placement</th>
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<td>
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<code>**server**</code>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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The `server` stanza configures the Nomad agent to operate in server mode to
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participate in scheduling decisions, register with service discovery, handle
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join failures, and more.
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```hcl
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server {
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enabled = true
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bootstrap_expect = 3
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server_join {
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retry_join = [ "1.1.1.1", "2.2.2.2" ]
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retry_max = 3
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retry_interval = "15s"
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}
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}
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```
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## `server` Parameters
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- `authoritative_region` `(string: "")` - Specifies the authoritative region, which
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provides a single source of truth for global configurations such as ACL Policies and
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global ACL tokens. Non-authoritative regions will replicate from the authoritative
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to act as a mirror. By default, the local region is assumed to be authoritative.
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- `bootstrap_expect` `(int: required)` - Specifies the number of server nodes to
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wait for before bootstrapping. It is most common to use the odd-numbered
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integers `3` or `5` for this value, depending on the cluster size. A value of
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`1` does not provide any fault tolerance and is not recommended for production
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use cases.
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- `data_dir` `(string: "[data_dir]/server")` - Specifies the directory to use -
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for server-specific data, including the replicated log. By default, this is -
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the top-level [data_dir](/docs/configuration/index.html#data_dir)
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suffixed with "server", like `"/opt/nomad/server"`. This must be an absolute
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path.
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- `enabled` `(bool: false)` - Specifies if this agent should run in server mode.
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All other server options depend on this value being set.
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- `enabled_schedulers` `(array<string>: [all])` - Specifies which sub-schedulers
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this server will handle. This can be used to restrict the evaluations that
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worker threads will dequeue for processing.
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- `encrypt` `(string: "")` - Specifies the secret key to use for encryption of
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Nomad server's gossip network traffic. This key must be 16 bytes that are
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base64-encoded. The provided key is automatically persisted to the data
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directory and loaded automatically whenever the agent is restarted. This means
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that to encrypt Nomad server's gossip protocol, this option only needs to be
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provided once on each agent's initial startup sequence. If it is provided
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after Nomad has been initialized with an encryption key, then the provided key
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is ignored and a warning will be displayed. See the
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[encryption documentation][encryption] for more details on this option
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and its impact on the cluster.
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- `node_gc_threshold` `(string: "24h")` - Specifies how long a node must be in a
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terminal state before it is garbage collected and purged from the system. This
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is specified using a label suffix like "30s" or "1h".
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- `job_gc_threshold` `(string: "4h")` - Specifies the minimum time a job must be
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in the terminal state before it is eligible for garbage collection. This is
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specified using a label suffix like "30s" or "1h".
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- `eval_gc_threshold` `(string: "1h")` - Specifies the minimum time an
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evaluation must be in the terminal state before it is eligible for garbage
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collection. This is specified using a label suffix like "30s" or "1h".
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- `deployment_gc_threshold` `(string: "1h")` - Specifies the minimum time a
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deployment must be in the terminal state before it is eligible for garbage
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collection. This is specified using a label suffix like "30s" or "1h".
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- `heartbeat_grace` `(string: "10s")` - Specifies the additional time given as a
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grace period beyond the heartbeat TTL of nodes to account for network and
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processing delays as well as clock skew. This is specified using a label
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suffix like "30s" or "1h".
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- `min_heartbeat_ttl` `(string: "10s")` - Specifies the minimum time between
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node heartbeats. This is used as a floor to prevent excessive updates. This is
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specified using a label suffix like "30s" or "1h". Lowering the minimum TTL is
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a tradeoff as it lowers failure detection time of nodes at the tradeoff of
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false positives and increased load on the leader.
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- `max_heartbeats_per_second` `(float: 50.0)` - Specifies the maximum target
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rate of heartbeats being processed per second. This allows the TTL to be
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increased to meet the target rate. Increasing the maximum heartbeats per
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second is a tradeoff as it lowers failure detection time of nodes at the
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tradeoff of false positives and increased load on the leader.
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- `non_voting_server` `(bool: false)` - (Enterprise-only) Specifies whether
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this server will act as a non-voting member of the cluster to help provide
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read scalability.
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- `num_schedulers` `(int: [num-cores])` - Specifies the number of parallel
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scheduler threads to run. This can be as many as one per core, or `0` to
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disallow this server from making any scheduling decisions. This defaults to
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the number of CPU cores.
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- `protocol_version` `(int: 1)` - Specifies the Nomad protocol version to use
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when communicating with other Nomad servers. This value is typically not
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required as the agent internally knows the latest version, but may be useful
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in some upgrade scenarios.
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- `raft_protocol` `(int: 2)` - Specifies the Raft protocol version to use when
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communicating with other Nomad servers. This affects available Autopilot
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features and is typically not required as the agent internally knows the
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latest version, but may be useful in some upgrade scenarios.
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- `redundancy_zone` `(string: "")` - (Enterprise-only) Specifies the redundancy
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zone that this server will be a part of for Autopilot management. For more
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information, see the [Autopilot Guide](/guides/operations/autopilot.html).
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- `rejoin_after_leave` `(bool: false)` - Specifies if Nomad will ignore a
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previous leave and attempt to rejoin the cluster when starting. By default,
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Nomad treats leave as a permanent intent and does not attempt to join the
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cluster again when starting. This flag allows the previous state to be used to
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rejoin the cluster.
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- `server_join` <code>([server_join][server-join]: nil)</code> - Specifies
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how the Nomad server will connect to other Nomad servers. The `retry_join`
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fields may directly specify the server address or use go-discover syntax for
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auto-discovery. See the [server_join documentation][server-join] for more detail.
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- `upgrade_version` `(string: "")` - A custom version of the format X.Y.Z to use
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in place of the Nomad version when custom upgrades are enabled in Autopilot.
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For more information, see the [Autopilot Guide](/guides/operations/autopilot.html).
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### Deprecated Parameters
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- `retry_join` `(array<string>: [])` - Specifies a list of server addresses to
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retry joining if the first attempt fails. This is similar to
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[`start_join`](#start_join), but only invokes if the initial join attempt
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fails. The list of addresses will be tried in the order specified, until one
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succeeds. After one succeeds, no further addresses will be contacted. This is
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useful for cases where we know the address will become available eventually.
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Use `retry_join` with an array as a replacement for `start_join`, **do not use
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both options**. See the [server_join][server-join]
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section for more information on the format of the string. This field is
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deprecated in favor of the [server_join stanza][server-join].
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- `retry_interval` `(string: "30s")` - Specifies the time to wait between retry
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join attempts. This field is deprecated in favor of the [server_join
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stanza][server-join].
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- `retry_max` `(int: 0)` - Specifies the maximum number of join attempts to be
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made before exiting with a return code of 1. By default, this is set to 0
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which is interpreted as infinite retries. This field is deprecated in favor of
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the [server_join stanza][server-join].
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- `start_join` `(array<string>: [])` - Specifies a list of server addresses to
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join on startup. If Nomad is unable to join with any of the specified
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addresses, agent startup will fail. See the [server address
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format](/docs/configuration/server_join.html#server-address-format)
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section for more information on the format of the string. This field is
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deprecated in favor of the [server_join stanza][server-join].
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## `server` Examples
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### Common Setup
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This example shows a common Nomad agent `server` configuration stanza. The two
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IP addresses could also be DNS, and should point to the other Nomad servers in
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the cluster
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```hcl
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server {
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enabled = true
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bootstrap_expect = 3
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server_join {
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retry_join = [ "1.1.1.1", "2.2.2.2" ]
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retry_max = 3
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retry_interval = "15s"
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}
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}
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```
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### Configuring Data Directory
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This example shows configuring a custom data directory for the server data.
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```hcl
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server {
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data_dir = "/opt/nomad/server"
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}
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```
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### Automatic Bootstrapping
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The Nomad servers can automatically bootstrap if Consul is configured. For a
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more detailed explanation, please see the
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[automatic Nomad bootstrapping documentation](/guides/operations/cluster/automatic.html).
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### Restricting Schedulers
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This example shows restricting the schedulers that are enabled as well as the
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maximum number of cores to utilize when participating in scheduling decisions:
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```hcl
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server {
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enabled = true
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enabled_schedulers = ["batch", "service"]
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num_schedulers = 7
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}
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```
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[encryption]: /guides/security/encryption.html "Nomad Encryption Overview"
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[server-join]: /docs/configuration/server_join.html "Server Join"
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