External variables

[matthiasveelaert]

Hi there, I am looking to user some extra external variables to write into my nomad job with a raw_exec driver. I saw that this is possible using the -var flag in the nomad job run command. How would I go about using these variables in the job itself. How can I access these variables?

Thanks!

[brettpatricklarson]

Define the variable in the job file and then use var.foo to call it.

Nomad HCL2 Function Examples

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