This image is updated via pull requests to the touchifyapp/docker-nats
GitHub repo.
NATS: A high-performance cloud native messaging system.
nats
is a high performance server for the NATS Messaging System.
# Run a NATS server
# Each server exposes multiple ports
# 4222 is for clients.
# 8222 is an HTTP management port for information reporting.
# 6222 is a routing port for clustering.
# use -p or -P as needed.
$ docker run -d --name nats-main touchify/nats
# Create a network overlay
$ docker network create -d overlay events
# Run a NATS cluster.
# Use NATS_SERVICE_NAME variable to configure the cluster name.
$ docker service create \
$ --name nats-cluster \
$ --env NATS_SERVICE_NAME=nats-cluster \
$ --network events \
$ --replicas 3 \
$ touchify/nats
Cluster Options:
NATS_SERVICE_NAME For use in Docker 1.12 in Swarm mode.
Should equal to Docker service name in Swarm.
Used to configure the NATS cluster.
Cluster authentication Options :
NATS_CLUSTER_USER User for cluster authentication.
NATS_CLUSTER_PASSWORD Password for cluster authentication.
NATS_CLUSTER_TIMEOUT Timeout for cluster authentication.
Server Options:
-a, --addr HOST Bind to HOST address (default: 0.0.0.0)
-p, --port PORT Use PORT for clients (default: 4222)
-P, --pid FILE File to store PID
-m, --http_port PORT Use HTTP PORT for monitoring
-ms,--https_port PORT Use HTTPS PORT for monitoring
-c, --config FILE Configuration File
Logging Options:
-l, --log FILE File to redirect log output
-T, --logtime Timestamp log entries (default: true)
-s, --syslog Enable syslog as log method
-r, --remote_syslog Syslog server addr (udp://localhost:514)
-D, --debug Enable debugging output
-V, --trace Trace the raw protocol
-DV Debug and Trace
Authorization Options:
--user user User required for connections
--pass password Password required for connections
--auth <token> Authorization token required for connections
TLS Options:
--tls Enable TLS, do not verify clients (default: false)
--tlscert FILE Server certificate file
--tlskey FILE Private key for server certificate
--tlsverify Enable TLS, very client certificates
--tlscacert FILE Client certificate CA for verification
Cluster Options:
--routes <rurl-1, rurl-2> Routes to solicit and connect
--cluster <cluster-url> Cluster URL for solicited routes
--no_advertise <bool> Advertise known cluster IPs to clients
Common Options:
-h, --help Show this message
-v, --version Show version
--help_tls TLS help.
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This image is officially supported on Docker version 1.12+.
Please see the Docker installation documentation for details on how to upgrade your Docker daemon.
Documentation for this image is stored in the touchifyapp/docker-nats
GitHub repo.
Be sure to familiarize yourself with the repository's README.md file before attempting a pull request.
If you have any problems with or questions about this image, please contact us through a GitHub issue.
You are invited to contribute new features, fixes, or updates, large or small; we are always thrilled to receive pull requests, and do our best to process them as fast as we can.
Before you start to code, we recommend discussing your plans through a GitHub issue, especially for more ambitious contributions. This gives other contributors a chance to point you in the right direction, give you feedback on your design, and help you find out if someone else is working on the same thing.