How to install OpenBao with Docker and Raft storage

To install OpenBao with Docker, run the openbao/openbao:2.6.2 image with Raft storage on a volume, initialise it with bao operator init and unseal it with three of the five keys. OpenBao is the MPL 2.0 fork of HashiCorp Vault and keeps its API, so your applications read secrets the same way.

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Architecture

HashiCorp Vault for Secrets Management

Vault centralises secrets with automatic rotation, a full audit trail and granular access policies. A practical guide for teams moving beyond a .env file: the concepts you actually need, the setup that works, and the mistakes that make the migration painful.

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