github.com/anth0d/nomad@v0.0.0-20221214183521-ae3a0a2cad06/website/content/docs/job-specification/env.mdx (about) 1 --- 2 layout: docs 3 page_title: env Stanza - Job Specification 4 description: |- 5 The "env" stanza configures a list of environment variables to populate the 6 task's environment before starting. 7 --- 8 9 # `env` Stanza 10 11 <Placement groups={['job', 'group', 'task', 'env']} /> 12 13 The `env` stanza configures a list of environment variables to populate the 14 task's environment before starting. 15 16 ```hcl 17 job "docs" { 18 group "example" { 19 task "server" { 20 env { 21 my_key = "my-value" 22 } 23 } 24 } 25 } 26 ``` 27 28 ## `env` Parameters 29 30 The "parameters" for the `env` stanza can be any key-value. The keys and values 31 are both of type `string`, but they can be specified as other types. They will 32 automatically be converted to strings. Invalid characters such as dashes (`-`) 33 will be converted to underscores. 34 35 ## `env` Examples 36 37 The following examples only show the `env` stanzas. Remember that the 38 `env` stanza is only valid in the placements listed above. 39 40 ### Coercion 41 42 This example shows the different ways to specify key-value pairs. Internally, 43 these values will be stored as their string representation. No type information 44 is preserved. 45 46 ```hcl 47 env { 48 key = 1.4 49 key = "1.4" 50 51 key = true 52 key = "1" 53 key = 1 54 } 55 ``` 56 57 ### Interpolation 58 59 This example shows using [Nomad interpolation][interpolation] to populate 60 environment variables. 61 62 ```hcl 63 env { 64 NODE_CLASS = "${node.class}" 65 } 66 ``` 67 68 ### Environment variables with dots 69 70 Environment variables that aren't valid HCLv2 identifiers, like ones containing `.`, require an alternative map assignment syntax. 71 72 ```hcl 73 env = { 74 "discovery.type" = "single-node" 75 } 76 ``` 77 78 ### Dynamic Environment Variables 79 80 Nomad also supports populating dynamic environment variables from data stored in 81 HashiCorp Consul and Vault. To use this feature please see the documentation on 82 the [`template` stanza][template-env]. 83 84 [interpolation]: /docs/runtime/interpolation 'Nomad interpolation' 85 [template-env]: /docs/job-specification/template#environment-variables 'Nomad template Stanza'