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+---
+# Nomad version
+nomad_version: "1.7.3"
+
+# Datacenter name (should match Consul)
+nomad_datacenter: "hf-dc1"
+
+# Region
+nomad_region: "global"
+
+# Bind address
+nomad_bind_addr: "0.0.0.0"
+
+# Data directory
+nomad_data_dir: "/opt/nomad/data"
+
+# Config directory
+nomad_config_dir: "/etc/nomad.d"
+
+# Log level
+nomad_log_level: "INFO"
+
+# Server mode (override in inventory)
+nomad_server: false
+
+# Bootstrap expect (number of servers)
+nomad_bootstrap_expect: 1
+
+# Server join addresses
+nomad_retry_join: []
+
+# Client mode
+nomad_client: true
+
+# Client node class (optional)
+nomad_node_class: ""
+
+# Client meta (key-value pairs for constraints)
+nomad_meta: {}
+
+# Enable Docker driver
+nomad_driver_docker: true
+
+# Enable raw_exec driver (use with caution)
+nomad_driver_raw_exec: false
+
+# Enable QEMU driver (for VMs)
+nomad_driver_qemu: true
+
+# Consul integration
+nomad_consul_address: "127.0.0.1:8500"
+nomad_consul_auto_advertise: true
+nomad_consul_server_auto_join: true
+nomad_consul_client_auto_join: true
+
+# Vault integration (disabled by default)
+nomad_vault_enabled: false
+nomad_vault_address: ""
+
+# Host volumes (for persistent storage)
+nomad_host_volumes: []
+# Example:
+# - name: "docker-data"
+#   path: "/data/docker"
+#   read_only: false
+
+# CNI plugins for bridge networking
+nomad_cni_version: "1.4.0"