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OpenBao

OpenBao is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Developer Tools category, licensed MPL-2.0 and written mainly in Go. It ships a Docker image. It has 8,707 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/openbao/openbao

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
8,707
Forks
650
Open issues
262
Commits, last 12 months
1,350
Last commit
Oct 23, 2026
Latest release
v2.7.1Oct 1, 2026
Created
Nov 9, 2023
License
MPL-2.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 1,350 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 23, 2026
Commits, last 12 months1,350
Latest releasev2.7.1 (Oct 1, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months8
Releases, all time36
Open issues262
Open pull requests66
Good first issues35
Contributing guideYes
Security policyYes
CreatedNov 9, 2023

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About OpenBao

Open-source fork of Vault for managing secrets and encryption keys.

Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/openbao/openbao.

Topics

  • go
  • secret-management
  • security

Repository preview

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FAQ

OpenBao FAQ

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Is OpenBao free and open source?

Yes. OpenBao is open-source software released under the MPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run OpenBao with Docker?

Yes. OpenBao provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.

What are the best alternatives to OpenBao?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to OpenBao include OpenHands, code-server and Sentry Self-Hosted.

Is OpenBao actively maintained?

The most recent commit to OpenBao was on Oct 23, 2026 with 1,350 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.7.1, published Oct 1, 2026. It had 262 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.