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layout: docs
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page_title: Install Vault
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description: |-
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Download a precompiled binary, compile from source, or use a package.
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# Install Vault
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There are several approaches to installing Vault:
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1. Install a [Linux package](#linux-package)
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1. Use a [precompiled binary](#precompiled-binaries)
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1. Install [from source](#compiling-from-source)
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Installing a Linux package is the easiest. If you develop or deploy on another
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platform, the precompiled binary will be easiest. We provide downloads over TLS
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along with SHA256 sums to verify the binary. We also distribute a PGP signature
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with the SHA256 sums that can be verified.
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## Linux Package
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We build and sign official packages for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, Amazon
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Linux, and other distributions. Follow the instructions at [HashiCorp
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Tutorials][learn-vault-install] to add our PGP key, add our repository, and
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install.
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## Precompiled Binaries
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To install the precompiled binary, [download](/downloads) the appropriate
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package for your system. Vault is currently packaged as a zip file.
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Once the zip is downloaded, unzip it into any directory. The `vault` binary
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inside is all that is necessary to run Vault (or `vault.exe` for Windows). No
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additional files are required to run Vault.
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Copy the binary to anywhere on your system. If you intend to access it from the
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command-line, make sure to place it somewhere on your `PATH`.
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Continue on to [HashiCorp Tutorials][learn-vault-dev-server] to start a server, `put`
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your first secret, and use other features of Vault.
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## Compiling from Source
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To compile from source, you will need [Go](https://golang.org) installed and
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configured properly (including a `GOPATH` environment variable set), as well as
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a copy of [`git`](https://www.git-scm.com/) in your `PATH`.
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Clone the Vault repository from GitHub into your `GOPATH`:
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```shell
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$ mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp && cd $_
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$ git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/vault.git
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$ cd vault
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```
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Bootstrap the project. This will download and compile libraries and tools needed
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to compile Vault:
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```shell
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$ make bootstrap
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```
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Build Vault for your current system and put the binary in `./bin/` (relative to
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the git checkout). The `make dev` target is just a shortcut that builds `vault`
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for only your local build environment (no cross-compiled targets).
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```shell
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$ make dev
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```
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## Verifying the Installation
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To verify Vault is properly installed, run `vault -h` on your system. You should
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see help output. If you are executing it from the command line, make sure it is
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on your PATH or you may get an error about Vault not being found.
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```shell-session
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$ vault -h
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```
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[learn-vault-install]: https://learn.hashicorp.com/vault/getting-started/install
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[learn-vault-dev-server]: https://learn.hashicorp.com/vault/getting-started/dev-server
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