Configure Nomad for MacOS

homebrew.mxcl.nomad.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
	<dict>
		<key>KeepAlive</key>
		<true/>
		<key>Label</key>
		<string>homebrew.mxcl.nomad</string>
		<key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
		<array>
			<string>Aqua</string>
			<string>Background</string>
			<string>LoginWindow</string>
			<string>StandardIO</string>
			<string>System</string>
		</array>
		<key>ProgramArguments</key>
		<array>
			<string>/opt/homebrew/opt/nomad/bin/nomad</string>
			<string>agent</string>
			<string>-config</string>
			<string>/opt/homebrew/etc/nomad.d</string>
		</array>
		<key>RunAtLoad</key>
		<true/>
		<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
		<string>/opt/homebrew/var/log/nomad.log</string>
		<key>StandardOutPath</key>
		<string>/opt/homebrew/var/log/nomad.log</string>
		<key>WorkingDirectory</key>
		<string>/opt/homebrew/var</string>
	</dict>
</plist>

nomad.hcl

# /opt/homebrew/etc/nomad.d/nomad.hcl
# Full configuration options can be found at https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/configuration

data_dir  = "/opt/homebrew/etc/nomad/data"
bind_addr = "0.0.0.0"

server {
  # license_path is required for Nomad Enterprise as of Nomad v1.1.1+
  #license_path = "/etc/nomad.d/license.hclic"
  enabled          = true
  bootstrap_expect = 1
}

client {
  enabled = true
  servers = ["127.0.0.1"]

  host_volume "invenio" {
    path      = "/opt/homebrew/etc/invenio/data"
    read_only = false
  }

  host_volume "postgres" {
    path      = "/opt/homebrew/etc/postgres/data"
    read_only = false
  }

  host_volume "redis" {
    path      = "/opt/homebrew/etc/redis/data"
    read_only = false
  }

  host_volume "traefik" {
    path      = "/opt/homebrew/etc/traefik/data"
    read_only = false
  }

  host_volume "opensearch" {
    path      = "/opt/homebrew/etc/opensearch/data"
    read_only = false
  }

  host_volume "mysql" {
    path      = "/opt/homebrew/etc/mysql/data"
    read_only = false
  }
}

plugin "docker" {
  config {
     endpoint = "unix:///Users/mfenner/.docker/run/docker.sock"
  }
  volumes {
    enabled = true
  }
}

plugin "raw_exec" {
  config {
    enabled = true
  }
}

telemetry {
  collection_interval        = "1s"
  disable_hostname           = true
  prometheus_metrics         = true
  publish_allocation_metrics = true
  publish_node_metrics       = true
}

nomad.txt

# Requirements:
#  - Homebrew installed
#  - Docker for Mac installed
  
# Install nomad
brew install nomad

# setup file layout
# nomad config goes to /opt/homebrew/etc/nomad.d/nomad.hcl
# change docker endpoint to symlinked endpoint in user folder
# setup host volumes at /opt/homebrew/etc
# change brew services plist at /opt/homebrew/opt/nomad/homebrew.mxcl.nomad.plist
# start nomad service
brew services start nomad