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Getting Started

Vault secures, stores, and tightly controls access to tokens, passwords, certificates, API keys, and other secrets in modern computing. Get started here.

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13 tutorials
  1.  
    17min
    What is Vault
    What is HashiCorp Vault and where does it fit in your organization?
    • Vault
    • Video
  2.  
    5min
    Install Vault
    The first step to using Vault is to get it installed.
    • Vault
    • Video
  3.  
    6min
    Starting the Server
    After installing Vault, the next step is to start the server.
    • Vault
    • Video
  4.  
    8min
    Your First Secret
    With the Vault server running, let's read and write our first secret.
    • Vault
    • Interactive
    • Video
  5.  
    5min
    Secrets Engines
    Secrets engines create, read, update, and delete secrets.
    • Vault
    • Video
  6.  
    5min
    Dynamic Secrets
    Learn how to generate AWS access keys dynamically using Vault.
    • Vault
    • Video
  7.  
    4min
    Built-in Help
    Vault has a built-in help system to learn about the available paths in Vault and how to use them.
    • Vault
  8.  
    6min
    Authentication
    Users can authenticate to Vault using multiple methods.
    • Vault
  9.  
    8min
    Policies
    Policies in Vault control what a user can access.
    • Vault
    • Interactive
  10.  
    9min
    Deploy Vault
    Learn how to deploy Vault, including configuring, starting, initializing, and unsealing it.
    • Vault
    • Interactive
  11.  
    6min
    Using the HTTP APIs with Authentication
    HTTP APIs can control authentication and access to secrets.
    • Vault
  12.  
    4min
    Web UI
    Vault comes with support for a user-friendly and functional web UI out of the box. Learn how to enable and launch the Vault UI.
    • Vault
  13.  
    1min
    Next Steps
    Resources and further tracks now that you're confident using Vault.
    • Vault
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