Why is the nomad server configuration using a temporary folder for data?

[maelp]

I see that this line configures the server to use a temporary path for data, is it intended, or should it also use /nomad/data?

Side question: if we run both a binary with the server config and another binary with the client config, on the same server, both pointing to the same data dir, does it cause issues?

[picatz]

I see that this line configures the server to use a temporary path for data, is it intended, or should it also use /nomad/data?

This is definitely unintended. The data_dir option is used by Nomad server nodes to store cluster state, including the replicated log and snapshot data. This is a great find, and something I plan to fix in the next release of this module.

Side question: if we run both a binary with the server config and another binary with the client config, on the same server, both pointing to the same data dir, does it cause issues?

Not totally sure, I don't think I've ever done this. From a security perspective, I would advise against doing so. But, I think this would be a good question for Discuss.

[picatz]

Thank you!