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Running a vault locally

The question. "Just clone a vault and run it from there." Can sgit run a working vault, the web UI and the API, on a laptop, with no TLS to set up and no server to write?

Where it stands

StatusWhere it is said
The vault server's API, inventoried; when TLS is and is not neededresearch, 12 OctoberRunning a vault locally
Run the SG/Send container image rather than re-implement the server; Docker, Podman and Apple's containerdecided 12 October; phase 1 builtContainer first
sgit serve and its subcommands (install, runtimes, status, logs, push, pull, stop, update)shipped; in the 0.23.0 referencesgit serve
Self-hosting a server for agents in VMs, containers and the clouddocumentedSelf-hosting for agents

The research documents, newest first

decision

sgit serve: container first. Options map and spike results

The decision to run the SG/Send container image rather than re-implement the server: the runtimes supported (including Apple's container and Podman), the spike results, and phase 1 as built.

2026-10-12 · serve
research

sgit serve: running a vault locally — research and plan

How to run a vault locally: the vault server's API inventory, the browser modes, when TLS is and is not needed, and how much plumbing sgit would need.

2026-10-12 · serve

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