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Connect can be used with [Nomad ](https://www.nomadproject.io ) to provide secure service-to-service communication between Nomad jobs. The ability to use the dynamic port feature of Nomad makes Connect particularly easy to use.
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# Connect on Nomad
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Consul Connect can be used with [Nomad ](https://www.nomadproject.io ) to provide
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secure service-to-service communication between Nomad jobs and task groups. The ability to
use the [dynamic port ](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/network.html#dynamic-ports )
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feature of Nomad makes Connect reduces operational complexity.
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For more information
about using Consul Connect with Nomad, select one of the following resources.
For a step-by-step guide on using Consul Connect with Nomad:
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- [Nomad Consul Connect Guide ](https://nomadproject.io/docs/integrations/consul-connect/ )
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For reference information about configuring Nomad jobs to use Consul Connect:
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- [Nomad Job Specification - `connect` ](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/connect.html )
- [Nomad Job Specification - `sidecar_service` ](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/sidecar_service.html )
- [Nomad Job Specification - `sidecar_task` ](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/sidecar_task.html )
- [Nomad Job Specification - `proxy` ](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/proxy.html )
- [Nomad Job Specification - `upstreams` ](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/upstreams.html )
