---
title: OpenBao
description: OpenBao is a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys.
hero:
  tagline: OpenBao is a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys.
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  actions:
    - text: Source
      link: https://github.com/openbao/openbao
      icon: right-arrow
    - text: Deployment Chart
      link: https://gitea.alexlebens.dev/alexlebens/infrastructure/src/branch/main/clusters/cl01tl/helm/openbao
      icon: right-arrow
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import { Aside } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<Aside type="tip">Has an internal [Grafana Dashboard](https://grafana.alexlebens.net/goto/bfit8f62ducjkd?orgId=1).</Aside>

# Purpose

Secrets manager.

# Notes

Retrieved by [External Secrets](https://docs.alexlebens.dev/applications/external-secrets/) for making them availible in cluster.

Can store other secrets, but primarily used for cluster secrets.

And by 'secrets' this means passwords, keys, etc, that are confidential and non public.
