OpenBao preinstalled for AWS. The open source secrets management platform and Linux Foundation fork of Vault, on Ubuntu 24.04, initialised and unsealed on first boot with the unseal key and root token written to a root only file. Backed by 24/7 cloudimg support.
## OpenBao by cloudimg
OpenBao is an open source identity based secrets and encryption management platform, the Linux Foundation fork of Vault. This Amazon Machine Image delivers OpenBao fully installed with raft storage and the web UI enabled, so a secrets manager is running within minutes of launch. The release available is OpenBao 2.5.5.
## Secure First Boot
On the first boot of every instance OpenBao is automatically initialised and unsealed, and the unseal key and initial root token are written to a root only file. A boot time service re-unseals OpenBao after every reboot. The secrets store lives on a dedicated resizable data volume.
## cloudimg Support
Every cloudimg image includes 24/7 technical support covering deployment, secrets engines, auth methods, policies, auto unseal with AWS KMS and TLS.