consul

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Updated 11 hours ago

Consul Overview

Secure your stack with a hardened Consul image freshly-built by Minimus. Minimus images always include the most up-to-date package version for all packages and dependencies contained in the image.

Consul is a service networking platform for securing service communications and automating network service management. It solves networking and security challenges when operating microservices and cloud infrastructure in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments at any scale.

Try It Out

Run Consul in dev mode:

docker run -d --name=minimus-consul-dev -p 8500:8500 reg.mini.dev/consul agent -dev -client=0.0.0.0

Check the cluster members:

docker exec minimus-consul-dev consul members

Example output:

Node          Address         Status  Type    Build  Protocol  DC   Partition  Segment
368190166ed7  127.0.0.1:8301  alive   server  2.0.2  2         dc1  default    <all>

Query the HTTP API for the current leader:

curl http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/status/leader

You should receive "127.0.0.1:8300".

Technical Considerations

The Consul image provided by Minimus is a slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image from Docker Hub. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.

Consul built by Minimus:

Runs as root to support required functions in alignment with the public image.
Drill down on the version specification tab to see the default user, listening ports, entrypoint, volumes, environment variables, etc.

The Payoff

A hardened, minimal image that will remain more secure for the long run and accrue vulnerabilities at a slower rate.

See the risk reduction dashboard for a detailed CVE comparison over the past 30 days.
Review the compliance report to see the default hardening and security configurations for the image.

Terms & Info

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Disclaimer

Images are provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind. "Hardened" refers to the security configuration applied at the time of build and does not constitute a guarantee of ongoing security or absence of vulnerabilities. The free tier is provided without support, SLA, or guaranteed patching timelines. Security updates may be applied to paid subscriptions before or instead of free tier images. By pulling or using any image you agree to our Terms of Use.