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@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ This repo will take a Nomad job, replace variables and deploy the job file.
 | NOMAD_ADDR | The remote Nomad url.    | `http://127.0.0.1` | `https://example.com`      |
 | NOMAD_PORT | The remote Nomad port.   | `4646`             | `4646`                     |
 | VARIABLES  | Variables needed to template the file. Format variable=value. Space separated| | |
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+Variables can also be set using the default nomad process by setting them with `NOMAD_VAR_name = value`
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