Deploy and manage jobs

Developers deploy and manage their applications in Nomad via jobs. This section provides some best practices and guidance for operating jobs under Nomad.

Deploy a new Nomad job

The general flow for operating a job in Nomad is:

1. Author the job file according to the job specification.
2. Plan and review the changes with a Nomad server.
3. Submit the job file to a Nomad server.
4. (Optional) Review job status and logs.

Update a running job

When updating a job, there are a number of built-in update strategies which may be defined in the job file. The general flow for updating an existing job in Nomad is:

1. Modify the existing job file with the desired changes.
2. Plan and review the changes with a Nomad server.
3. Submit the job file to a Nomad server.
4. (Optional) Review job status and logs.

Because the job file defines the update strategy (blue-green, rolling updates, etc.), the workflow remains the same regardless of whether this is an initial deployment or a long-running job.

Next steps

Click next to practice creating a Nomad job specification.