# Install the CLI

## Installing the CLI

To interact with vHSM, use the  ***enclaive vHSM CLI*** or ***HashiCorp Vault CLI***

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Download the CLI from the vHSM server

**Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/RHEL**

```bash
wget https://vhsm.enclaive.cloud/static/vhsm
```

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Please follow the instructions in the [Official Packaging Guide](https://www.hashicorp.com/official-packaging-guide) to install the HashiCorp GPG key, verify the key's fingerprint, and install Vault.

**Ubuntu/Debian**

1. Update the package manager and install GPG and wget.

```
sudo apt update && sudo apt install gpg wget
```

2. Download the keyring

```
wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg
```

3. Verify the keyring

```
gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg --fingerprint
```

4. Add the HashiCorp repository.

```
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list
```

5. Install Vault.

```
sudo apt update && sudo apt install vault
```

**Fedora**

1. Install `dnf config-manager` to manage your repositories.

```
sudo dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core
```

2. Use `dnf config-manager` to add the official HashiCorp Linux repository.

```
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/fedora/hashicorp.repo
```

3. Install Vault.

```
sudo dnf -y install vault
```

**Amazon Linux**

1. Install `yum-config-manager` to manage your repositories.

```
$ sudo yum install -y yum-utils
```

2. Use `yum-config-manager` to add the official HashiCorp Linux repository.

```
$ sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/AmazonLinux/hashicorp.repo
```

3. Install Vault.

```
$ sudo yum -y install vault
```

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## Next

Once you have Nitride and the CLI installed, move on with the Nitride workload identity management service [configuration](/nitride/documentation/setup/initialize.md).


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