--- description: |- Consul is a highly available and distributed service discovery and KV store designed with support for the modern data center to make distributed systems and configuration easy. --- <div class='consul-connect'> <section id='home-hero'> <div class="g-container"> <div> <div> <div> <a class='notification' href='/downloads.html'> <span>New</span> HashiCorp Consul 1.4 has been released! Download now <span><svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='6' height='10' viewBox='0 0 6 10'><path fill='#650D34' d='M1.138.529a.666.666 0 1 0-.942.943L3.724 5 .195 8.53a.666.666 0 1 0 .943.943l4-4a.666.666 0 0 0 0-.943l-4-4z'/></svg><span> </a> <h1>Service Mesh Made Easy</h1> <p>Consul is a distributed service mesh to connect, secure, and configure services across any runtime platform and public or private cloud</p> <a href='/downloads.html' class='g-btn download'> <svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='20' height='22' viewBox='0 0 20 22'> <path d='M9.292 15.706a1 1 0 0 0 1.416 0l3.999-3.999a1 1 0 1 0-1.414-1.414L11 12.586V1a1 1 0 1 0-2 0v11.586l-2.293-2.293a1 1 0 1 0-1.414 1.414l3.999 3.999zM20 16v3c0 1.654-1.346 3-3 3H3c-1.654 0-3-1.346-3-3v-3a1 1 0 1 1 2 0v3c0 .551.448 1 1 1h14c.552 0 1-.449 1-1v-3a1 1 0 1 1 2 0z'/> </svg> Download </a> <a href="https://learn.hashicorp.com/consul/getting-started/install" class='g-btn dark-outline'>Get Started</a> <div> <a href='https://demo.consul.io/' class='secondary-link'>View demo of web UI</a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class='controls'> <div data-index='0'> <span>CLI</span> <div class='progress-bar'><span></span></div> </div> <div data-index='1'> <span>UI</span> <div class='progress-bar'><span></span></div> </div> </div> <div class='videos'> <div> <div class='bar-buttons'> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> </div> <div class='padded'> <video muted='muted'> <source src='//consul-static-asssets.global.ssl.fastly.net/videos/v1/connect-video-cli.mp4' type='video/mp4'> </video> </div> </div> <div> <div class='bar-buttons'> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> </div> <video muted='muted'> <source src='//consul-static-asssets.global.ssl.fastly.net/videos/v1/connect-video-ui.mp4' type='video/mp4'> </video> <div class='overlay'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id='static-dynamic' class='g-section bg-light'> <div class='g-container'> <div class='intro'> <h2>Service-based networking for dynamic infrastructure</h2> <p>The shift from static infrastructure to dynamic infrastructure changes the approach to networking from host-based to service-based. Connectivity moves from the use of static IPs to dynamic service discovery, and security moves from static firewalls to dynamic service segmentation.</p> </div> <div class='g-timeline'> <div> <span class='line'></span> <span class='line'> <svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='11' height='15' viewBox='0 0 11 15'> <path fill='#CA2171' d='M0 0v15l5.499-3.751L11 7.5 5.499 3.749.002 0z'/> </svg> </span> <span class='dot'></span> <h3>Static</h3> <span class='sub-heading'>Host-based networking</span> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/svgs/static.svg' alt='static, host-based networking' class='static-callout' /> </div> <div> <span class='dot'></span> <h3>Dynamic</h3> <span class='sub-heading'>Service-based networking</span> <div id='index-dynamic-animation'> <%= inline_svg 'consul-connect/svgs/dynamic.svg' %> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id='use-cases' class='g-section'> <div class='g-container'> <div class='intro'> <h2>Use Cases</h2> </div> <div class='g-use-cases'> <div> <div> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/svgs/discovery-simple.svg' alt='Service Discovery'> <h3>Service Discovery <span>for connectivity</h3> <p>Service Registry enables services to register and discover each other.</p> </div> <div> <a href='/discovery.html' class='g-btn dark-outline'>Learn more</a> </div> </div> <div> <div> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/svgs/segmentation-simple.svg' alt='Service Segmentation'> <h3>Service Segmentation <span>for security</h3> <p>Secure service-to-service communication with automatic TLS encryption and identity-based authorization.</p> </div> <div> <a href='/segmentation.html' class='g-btn dark-outline'>Learn more</a> </div> </div> <div> <div> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/svgs/configuration-simple.svg' alt='Service Configuration'> <h3>Service Configuration <span>for runtime configuration</h3> <p>Feature rich Key/Value store to easily configure services.</p> </div> <div> <a href='/configuration.html' class='g-btn dark-outline'>Learn more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class='g-section bg-light'> <div class='g-container'> <div class='intro'> <h2>Consul Principles</h2> </div> <div class='g-text-asset'> <div> <div> <h3>API-Driven</h3> <p>Codify and automate service definitions, health checks, service authorization policies, failover logic, and more.</p> </div> </div> <div class='code-sample'> <div> <span></span> <div class='code'> <code>$ curl <code class='keyword'>http://localhost:8500/v1/kv/deployment</code> [ { "LockIndex": 1, "Session": "1c3f5836-4df4-0e26-6697-90dcce78acd9", "Value": "Zm9v", "Flags": 0, "Key": "deployment", "CreateIndex": 13, "ModifyIndex": 19 } ]</code> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class='g-section bg-light border-top'> <div class='g-container'> <div class='g-text-asset reverse'> <div> <div> <h3>Run and Connect Anywhere</h3> <p>Connect services across any runtime platform and public or private cloud. Connect services from Kubernetes to VMs, Containers to Serverless functions.</p> </div> </div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset=" /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_1/grid_1_300.webp 300w, /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_1/grid_1_715.webp 715w, /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_1/grid_1_1256.webp 1256w" /> <source type="image/png" srcset=" /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_1/grid_1_300.png 300w, /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_1/grid_1_715.png 715w, /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_1/grid_1_1256.png 1256w" /> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/grid_1/grid_1_1256.png' alt='Run and Connect Anywhere'> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class='g-section bg-light border-top'> <div class='g-container'> <div class='g-text-asset'> <div> <div> <h3>Extend and Integrate</h3> <ul> <li>Provision clusters on any infrastructure.</li> <li>Connect to services over TLS via proxy integrations.</li> <li>Serve TLS certificates with pluggable Certificate Authorities.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset=" /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_2/grid_2_300.webp 300w, /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_2/grid_2_704.webp 704w, /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_2/grid_2_1256.webp 1256w" /> <source type="image/png" srcset=" /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_2/grid_2_300.png 300w, /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_2/grid_2_704.png 704w, /assets/images/consul-connect/grid_2/grid_2_1256.png 1256w" /> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/grid_2/grid_2_1256.png' alt='Extend and Integrate'> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class='g-section'> <div class='g-container'> <div class='intro'> <h3>Companies that trust Consul</h3> </div> <div class='g-logo-grid'> <div> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/logos/logo_sap-ariba_space.svg' alt='SAP Ariba'> </div> <div> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/logos/logo_citadel_space.svg' alt='Citadel'> </div> <div> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/logos/logo_barclays_space.svg' alt='Barclays'> </div> <div> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/logos/logo_itv_space.svg' alt='itv'> </div> <div> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/logos/logo_spaceflight-industries_space.svg' alt='Spaceflight Industries'> </div> <div> <img src='/assets/images/consul-connect/logos/logo_lotto-nz_space.svg' alt='MyLotto'> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class='home-cta-section'> <div> <div> <div> <%= inline_svg 'consul-connect/logos/consul-logo.svg' %> </div> <p>Consul Open Source addresses the technical complexity of connecting services across distributed infrastructure.</p> <div> <a href='/downloads.html' class='g-btn white download'> <svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='20' height='22' viewBox='0 0 20 22'> <path d='M9.292 15.706a1 1 0 0 0 1.416 0l3.999-3.999a1 1 0 1 0-1.414-1.414L11 12.586V1a1 1 0 1 0-2 0v11.586l-2.293-2.293a1 1 0 1 0-1.414 1.414l3.999 3.999zM20 16v3c0 1.654-1.346 3-3 3H3c-1.654 0-3-1.346-3-3v-3a1 1 0 1 1 2 0v3c0 .551.448 1 1 1h14c.552 0 1-.449 1-1v-3a1 1 0 1 1 2 0z'/> </svg> Download </a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <%= inline_svg 'consul-connect/logos/consul-enterprise-logo.svg' %> </div> <p>Consul Enterprise addresses the organizational complexity of large user bases and compliance requirements with collaboration and governance features.</p> <div> <a href='https://www.hashicorp.com/products/consul' class='g-btn white-outline'>Learn More</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <% content_for :scripts do %> <script src='/assets/javascripts/consul-connect/home-hero.js' defer></script> <% end %>