HCP Vault Dev Server

• This allows to run a vault server without any configuration files.
• All these features are enabled in vault dev server:
  • No configuration required
  • Non persistent, stored in memory
  • Auto initialized and unsealed
  • UI enabled
  • Provides unseal key
  • Automatically logs in as root
  • Insecure - no TLS
  • Provides root token
  • Mounts KVv2 engine on startup

When to use this?

• Proof of Concepts / exploring
• Testing new features
• New development integrations
• Experiment with new feature before production

Command	Effect
vault server -dev	Runs vault dev server