OpenBao

Platform:

Ubuntu
26.04 24.04
Channel Revision Published Runs on
latest/edge 4 29 Sep 2026
Ubuntu 26.04 Ubuntu 24.04
latest/edge 3 29 Sep 2026
Ubuntu 26.04 Ubuntu 24.04
juju deploy openbao --channel edge

:truck: We’ve moved!

The documentation for Vault Charms has been moved to canonical-vault-charms.readthedocs-hosted.com.

Vault is a tool for securely managing secrets used in modern computing (e.g. passwords, certificates, API keys).

The Vault Operator for Machines is used to deploy, and operate Vault. It runs in high availability mode using the Raft backend.

Note: Versions 1.15 and above are fundamentally different from versions 1.8 and below. For more information, read this reference.

In this documentation

Tutorials
Get started - a hands-on introduction for new users
How-to guides
Step-by-step guides covering key operations and common tasks
Explanation
Concepts - discussion and clarification of key topics
Reference
Technical information - specifications, APIs, architecture

Project and community

The Vault operator is a member of the Ubuntu family. It’s an open source project that warmly welcomes community projects, contributions, suggestions, fixes and constructive feedback.


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