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  Vault is an open source project with a growing community.
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<h1>Community</h1>

<p>
Vault is an open source project with a growing community. There are
active, dedicated users willing to help you through various mediums.
</p>
<p>
<strong>IRC:</strong> <code>#vault-tool</code> on Freenode
</p>
<p>
<strong>Announcement list:</strong>
<a href="https://groups.google.com/group/hashicorp-announce">HashiCorp Announcement Google Group</a>
</p>
<p>
<strong>Discussion list:</strong>
<a href="https://groups.google.com/group/vault-tool">Vault Google Group</a>
</p>
<p>
<strong>Bug Tracker:</strong>
<a href="https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/issues">Issue tracker
	on GitHub</a>. Please only use this for reporting bugs. Do not ask
for general help here. Use IRC or the mailing list for that.
</p>
<p>
<strong>Training:</strong>
Paid <a href="https://www.hashicorp.com/training.html">HashiCorp training courses</a>
are also available in a city near you. Private training courses are also available.
</p>

<h1>People</h1>
<p>
The following people are some of the faces behind Vault. They each
contribute to Vault in some core way. Over time, faces may appear and
disappear from this list as contributors come and go. In addition to
the faces below, Vault is a project by
<a href="https://www.hashicorp.com">HashiCorp</a>, so many HashiCorp
employees actively contribute to Vault.
</p>
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			<h3>Mitchell Hashimoto (<a href="https://github.com/mitchellh">@mitchellh</a>)</h3>
			<p>
			Mitchell Hashimoto is the creator of Vault and works on all
			layers of Vault from the core to backends. In addition to Vault,
			Mitchell is the creator of
			<a href="https://www.vagrantup.com">Vagrant</a>,
			<a href="https://www.packer.io">Packer</a>,
			<a href="https://www.consul.io">Consul</a>, and
			<a href="https://www.terraform.io">Terraform</a>.
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		<img class="pull-left" src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/11ba9630c9136eef9a70d26473d355d5.png?s=125">
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			<h3>Armon Dadgar (<a href="https://github.com/armon">@armon</a>)</h3>
			<p>
			Armon Dadgar is a creator of Vault. He works on all aspects of Vault,
			focusing on core architecture and security. Armon is also the creator of
			<a href="https://www.consul.io">Consul</a>,
			<a href="https://www.serf.io">Serf</a>,
			<a href="https://www.terraform.io">Terraform</a>,
			<a href="https://github.com/armon/statsite">Statsite</a>, and
			<a href="https://github.com/armon/bloomd">Bloomd</a>.
			</p>
		</div>
	</div>

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		<img class="pull-left" src="https://s.gravatar.com/avatar/b32bf8e58ce1929d2d676a353c88f539.png?s=125">
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			<h3>Jeff Mitchell (<a href="https://github.com/jefferai">@jefferai</a>)</h3>
			<p>
			Jeff Mitchell is a core contributor to Vault. He works on all layers of
			Vault, from the core to backends. Jeff is an employee of HashiCorp and
			has also contributed to
			<a href="https://www.consul.io">Consul</a> and
			<a href="https://www.terraform.io">Terraform</a>,
			as well as many other open-source projects.
			</p>
		</div>
	</div>

	<div class="person">
		<img class="pull-left" src="https://s.gravatar.com/avatar/9121c42d73c133a3d1e5201ec00dc938.png?s=125">
		<div class="bio">
			<h3>Vishal Nayak (<a href="https://github.com/vishalnayak">@vishalnayak</a>)</h3>
			<p>
			Vishal Nayak is a core contributor to Vault. He works on all layers
			of Vault, from the core to backends. Vishal is an employee of
			HashiCorp.
			</p>
		</div>
	</div>

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		<img class="pull-left" src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2acc31dd6370a54b18f6755cd0710ce6.png?s=125">
		<div class="bio">
			<h3>Jack Pearkes (<a href="https://github.com/pearkes">@pearkes</a>)</h3>
			<p>
			Jack Pearkes is the creator of the online interactive demo of Vault.
			He maintains this demo as well as the design and interaction of the
			Vault website. Jack is an employee of HashiCorp and a primary engineer
			behind <a href="https://atlas.hashicorp.com">Atlas</a>.
			He is also a core committer to
			<a href="https://www.packer.io">Packer</a>,
			<a href="https://www.consul.io">Consul</a>, and
			<a href="https://www.terraform.io">Terraform</a>.
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