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What is Consul?
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What is Consul?
What is a "sidecar proxy" in the context of Consul Connect's service mesh architecture?
What is the significance of Consul supporting ACLs (Access Control Lists) for securing cluster operations?
What does Consul's DNS interface provide, as an alternative to its HTTP API for service discovery?
What is Consul-Template used for?
What consensus protocol does Consul use to maintain consistency among its server nodes?
What is the purpose of Consul's "multi-datacenter" (WAN federation) support?
What is the role of the Consul "agent," and what are the two modes it can run in?
What does the Consul UI (web dashboard) typically provide visibility into?
What is the relationship between Consul and other HashiCorp tools like Terraform, Vault, and Nomad in typical usage?
What is a reasonable scenario where a team would specifically reach for Consul rather than relying purely on a container orchestrator's (like Kubernetes') built-in service discovery?
What are Consul "intentions" used for within Connect (service mesh)?
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