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

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