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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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# Installing Vault
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There are several options to install Vault:
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1. Install from a [Package Manager](#package-manager).
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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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1. [Helm for Kubernetes](/vault/docs/platform/k8s/helm)
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## Package Manager
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HashiCorp manages 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 a repository, and
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install.
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## Precompiled Binaries
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To install the precompiled binary, [download](/vault/downloads) the applicable
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package for your system. Vault is packaged as a zip file.
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Once the zip is downloaded, unzip the file into your designated 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 your system. If you intend to access it from the
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command-line, ensure that you place the binary somewhere on your `PATH`.
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Refer to the [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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properly configured (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-session
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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-session
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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-session
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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 installed, run `vault -h` on your system. You should
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see the help output. If you are executing it from the command line, ensure it is
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on your `PATH` to avoid receiving an error that Vault is not found.
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```shell-session
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$ vault -h
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```
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## Tutorial
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Following tutorials provide some guidance on production cluster deployment:
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- [Day One Preperation](/vault/tutorials/day-one-raft)
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- [Recommended Patterns](/vault/tutorials/recommended-patterns)
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[learn-vault-install]: /vault/tutorials/getting-started/getting-started-install
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[learn-vault-dev-server]: /vault/tutorials/getting-started/getting-started-dev-server
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