HCP Consul Dedicated cluster configuration reference

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HCP Consul Dedicated will be retired on November 12, 2025. Learn more.

This page provides reference information about the properties of HCP Consul Dedicated clusters.

Refer to Create a HCP Consul Dedicated cluster for instructions and additional guidance.

Cluster configuration reference

The following configuration options are available for HCP Consul Dedicated clusters:

Attribute	Description	Default	Can edit after cluster creation
Cluster ID	A name that serves as a unique identifier for your cluster. This value cannot be the same as other active HCP Consul Dedicated clusters.	`consul-cluster`	❌
Cluster size	Specifies the vCPU and GiB RAM configurations. Each size corresponds to a number of service instances. Extra small is only available on the development tier.	Small	✅
Cluster tier	Four tiers are available: Development: Lowest tier designed for testing purposes. Standard: Middle tier designed for production workloads located in a single region. Plus: Higher tier designed for production workloads spanning multiple regions. Premium: Highest tier designed for production workloads spanning multiple cloud providers. For more details, refer to cluster tiers.	Development	❌
Consul version	Specifies the Consul version deployed to the cluster. If your environment does not require a specific version, we recommend you use the default version.	Latest GA version	✅
Network	Specifies the HVN that contains the cluster.	Defaults to the first HVN listed in HCP.	❌
Network accessibility	Enables access to the Consul UI through a public endpoint. For production use cases, we recommend that you disable public accessibility.	Disabled	❌

HCP Consul Dedicated clusters listen on the following ports:

Type	Port	Protocol	Description
HTTPS	443	TCP	API and UI
RPC	8300	TCP	RPC requests from other agents (TLS)
Serf LAN	8301	TCP and UDP	LAN gossip
Serf WAN	8302	TCP and UDP	WAN gossip
gRPC	8502	TCP	gRPC requests from Consul Dataplanes (TLS)