Vault
Get Vault
You can get Vault through a variety of package managers or from HashiCorp directly.
Vault version syntax
Vault uses V.M.F syntax for versioning:
V identifies a "major" release and the start of a new support lifecycle. Major releases can include breaking or architectural changes, new features, significant new code, improvements, bug fixes, and security updates or patches.
M indicates a "minor" or "mod pack" release. Minor releases can include new functionality, security patches, and fixes to defects or security vulnerabilities.
F indicates a "fix" release. Fix releases include security patches and bug fixes. You must update to the latest fix release within a major release to receive the updated. We do not backport fixes across minor releases within a major release.
We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest fix release for supported major releases as soon as possible.
Get notified of new releases
You can subscribe to specific tags in the Vault discussion forum to receive alerts about recent changes.
- Use the
vault-release-ce-enttag for alerts about upcoming and new releases. - Use the
security-vaulttag for alerts about new security bulletins.
Install options
You have different options for installing Vault:
- Install Vault Community edition with supported package managers for macOS, Ubuntu/Debian, CentIS/RHEL, Amazon Linux, and Homebrew.
- Install Vault Enterprise edition with supported package managers for macOS, Ubuntu/Debian, CentIS/RHEL, Amazon Linux, and Homebrew.
- Use helm to install Vault for Kubernetes.
- Download a precompiled binary or build Vault from code and install the binary manually.
Related tutorials
The following tutorials provide additional guidance for installing Vault and production cluster deployment: