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In another terminal, start a Vault dev server with root as the root token.

vault server -dev -dev-root-token-id root

The Vault dev server defaults to running at 127.0.0.1:8200. The server is initialized and unsealed.

Insecure operation: Do not run a Vault dev server in production. This approach starts a Vault server with an in-memory database and runs in an insecure way.

Export an environment variable for the vault CLI to address the Vault server.

export VAULT_ADDR=http://127.0.0.1:8200

Export an environment variable for the vault CLI to authenticate with the Vault server.

export VAULT_TOKEN=root

NOTE: For these tasks, you can use Vault's root token. However, it is recommended that root tokens are only used for enough initial setup or in emergencies. As a best practice, use an authentication method or token that meets the policy requirements.

The Vault server is ready.