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layout: "intro"
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page_title: "Install Vault - Getting Started"
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sidebar_current: "gettingstarted-install"
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description: |-
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The first step to using Vault is to get it installed.
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---
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# Install Vault
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Vault must first be installed on your machine. Vault is distributed as
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a [binary package](/downloads.html) for all supported platforms and
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architectures. This page will not cover how to compile Vault from source,
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but compiling from source is covered in the [documentation](/docs/install/index.html)
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for those who want to be sure they're compiling source they trust into
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the final binary.
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## Installing Vault
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To install Vault, find the [appropriate package](/downloads.html) for
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your system and download it. Vault is packaged as a zip archive.
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After downloading Vault, unzip the package. Vault runs as a single binary
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named `vault`. Any other files in the package can be safely removed and
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Vault will still function.
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The final step is to make sure that the `vault` binary is available on the `PATH`.
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See [this page](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14637979/how-to-permanently-set-path-on-linux)
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for instructions on setting the PATH on Linux and Mac.
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[This page](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1618280/where-can-i-set-path-to-make-exe-on-windows)
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contains instructions for setting the PATH on Windows.
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## Verifying the Installation
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After installing Vault, verify the installation worked by opening a new
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terminal session and checking that the `vault` binary is available. By executing
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`vault`, you should see help output similar to the following:
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```text
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$ vault
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Usage: vault <command> [args]
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Common commands:
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read Read data and retrieves secrets
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write Write data, configuration, and secrets
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delete Delete secrets and configuration
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list List data or secrets
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login Authenticate locally
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server Start a Vault server
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status Print seal and HA status
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unwrap Unwrap a wrapped secret
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Other commands:
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audit Interact with audit devices
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auth Interact with auth methods
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lease Interact with leases
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operator Perform operator-specific tasks
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path-help Retrieve API help for paths
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policy Interact with policies
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secrets Interact with secrets engines
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ssh Initiate an SSH session
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token Interact with tokens
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```
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If you get an error that the binary could not be found, then your `PATH`
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environment variable was not setup properly. Please go back and ensure that your
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`PATH` variable contains the directory where Vault was installed.
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Otherwise, Vault is installed and ready to go!
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## Command Completion
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Vault also includes command-line completion for subcommands, flags, and path
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arguments where supported. To install command-line completion, you must be using
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Bash or ZSH. Unfortunately other shells are not supported at this time.
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To install completions, run:
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```sh
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$ vault -autocomplete-install
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```
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This will install the helpers in your `~/.bashrc` or `~/.zshrc` automatically.
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Then restart your terminal or reload your shell:
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```sh
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$ exec $SHELL
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```
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Now when you type `vault <tab>`, Vault will suggest options. This is very
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helpful for beginners and advanced Vault users.
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## Next
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Now Vault is installed we can start our first Vault server! [Let's do
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that now](/intro/getting-started/dev-server.html).
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