Vault

Operator Commands

Initialize, unseal, seal, and manage Vault server operations. Configure replication and raft storage.

6 commands

Pro Tips

Store unseal keys securely in separate locations

Loss of unseal keys means permanent data loss

$ vault operator init -key-shares=5 -key-threshold=3

Initialize a new Vault cluster.

$ vault operator unseal

Unseal Vault with unseal key.

$ vault operator seal

Seal Vault (emergency).

$ vault status

Check Vault server status.

$ vault operator raft snapshot save backup.snap

Create a Raft storage snapshot.

$ vault operator raft list-peers

List Raft cluster peers.