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+Nomad Skeleton Driver Plugin
+==========
+
+Skeleton project for
+[Nomad task driver plugins](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/drivers/index.html).
+
+This project is intended for bootstrapping development of a new task driver
+plugin.
+
+- Website: [https://www.nomadproject.io](https://www.nomadproject.io)
+- Mailing list: [Google Groups](http://groups.google.com/group/nomad-tool)
+
+Requirements
+-------------------
+
+- [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) v1.18 or later (to compile the plugin)
+- [Nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io/downloads.html) v0.9+ (to run the plugin)
+
+Building the Skeleton Plugin
+-------------------
+
+[Generate](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin/generate)
+a new repository in your account from this template by clicking the `Use this
+template` button above.
+
+Clone the repository somewhere in your computer. This project uses
+[Go modules](https://blog.golang.org/using-go-modules) so you will need to set
+the environment variable `GO111MODULE=on` or work outside your `GOPATH` if it
+is set to `auto` or not declared.
+
+```sh
+$ git clone git@github.com:<ORG>/<REPO>git
+```
+
+Enter the plugin directory and update the paths in `go.mod` and `main.go` to
+match your repository path.
+
+```diff
+// go.mod
+
+- module github.com/hashicorp/nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin
++ module github.com/<ORG>/<REPO>
+...
+```
+
+```diff
+// main.go
+
+package main
+
+import (
+    log "github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+-   "github.com/hashicorp/nomad-skeleton-driver-plugin/hello"
++.  "github.com/<REPO>/<ORG>/hello"
+...
+
+```
+
+Build the skeleton plugin.
+
+```sh
+$ make build
+```
+
+## Deploying Driver Plugins in Nomad
+
+The initial version of the skeleton is a simple task that outputs a greeting.
+You can try it out by starting a Nomad agent and running the job provided in
+the `example` folder:
+
+```sh
+$ make build
+$ nomad agent -dev -config=./example/agent.hcl -plugin-dir=$(pwd)
+
+# in another shell
+$ nomad run ./example/example.nomad
+$ nomad logs <ALLOCATION ID>
+```
+
+Code Organization
+-------------------
+Follow the comments marked with a `TODO` tag to implement your driver's logic.
+For more information check the
+[Nomad documentation on plugins](https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/internals/plugins/index.html).