Use Terraform to Install and Configure Vault

Terraform is a leading infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that allows you to automate the installation and configuration of Vault, streamlining your setup and ensuring consistency. This Shortcut covers the steps to install, initialize, unseal, and configure Vault using Terraform.

Prerequisites

You’ll need to do the following to get started:

  • Verify that Terraform is installed on your system by running the following:

    terraform version

    If it is, you will see a version displayed. If Terraform is not installed, you can find instructions based on your system on the official Terraform website.

  • Be sure that helm is installed on your system:

    helm version --short

    If it is, you will see a version displayed. If helm is not installed, you can find instructions based on your system on the official helm documentation.

  • Verify that minikube is installed:

    minikube version

    You should see a version displayed similar to the following if minikube is already installed:

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    If minikube doesn’t exist, you can use the instructions provided in the official Kubernetes documentation to install it. If you already have a Kubernetes cluster running, you can use that instead of minikube.

Install Vault with Terraform

You will now do the following to leverage Terraform to install Vault:

  1. Start minikube ...

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