Demo running directly a service from the nix store

cluster/staging/app/dummy/deploy/dummy-nginx.hcl

@@ -5,17 +5,48 @@ job "dummy-nginx" {
   group "nginx" {
     count = 1
 
+    volume "nix-store" {
+      type      = "host"
+      source    = "nix-store"
+      read_only = true
+    }
+    volume "nix-current-system-bin" {
+      type      = "host"
+      source    = "nix-current-system-bin"
+      read_only = true
+    }
+
     network {
       port "http" {
-				to = 80
+        to = 8080
       }
     }
 
-		task "nginx" {
+    task "not-actually-nginx" {
-			driver = "docker"
+      driver = "exec"
       config {
-				image = "nginx"
+        command = "env"
-				ports = [ "http" ]
+        args = [
+          "/run/current-system/sw/bin/nix-shell",
+          "--run", "python3 -m http.server 8080"
+        ]
+      }
+      env = {
+        NIX_PATH = "nixpkgs=/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixos"
+      }
+
+      volume_mount {
+        volume      = "nix-store"
+        destination = "/nix"
+      }
+      volume_mount {
+        volume      = "nix-current-system-bin"
+        destination = "/run/current-system/sw/bin"
+      }
+
+      template {
+        data = file("shell.nix")
+        destination = "shell.nix"
       }
     }
 

cluster/staging/app/dummy/deploy/shell.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+pkgs.mkShell {
+# nativeBuildInputs is usually what you want -- tools you need to run
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.python3 ];
+}

cluster/staging/node/cariacou.nix

@@ -21,4 +21,17 @@
 
   deuxfleurs.cluster_ip = "10.14.1.1";
   deuxfleurs.is_raft_server = true;
+
+  # experimental: nomad as root, to enable exec driver
+  services.nomad.dropPrivileges = false;
+  services.nomad.settings.client.host_volume = {
+    "nix-store" = {
+      path = "/nix";
+      read_only = true;
+    };
+    "nix-current-system-bin" = {
+      path = "/run/current-system/sw/bin";
+      read_only = true;
+    };
+  };
 }