Hey folks — I’ve been spending a fair bit of time lately trying to build a custom plugin for Vault, and I’ll be honest: the development experience feels heavier than I expected.
I understand why Vault’s plugin system is so structured — security and isolation are paramount. But between the required RPC layer, the plugin binary registration, the versioning, and the deployment orchestration, it’s easy to get bogged down in boilerplate before you even get to your core logic.
Has anyone found a simpler pattern or set of tools that makes plugin development more iterative? I’m especially curious about:
- Approaches to streamline local testing without full redeploys
- Any frameworks or templates that cut down the setup work
- How you handle secrets simulation during development without risking live data
I love what Vault does, but lowering the barrier for safe, correct plugin development would help our team extend it more confidently. What’s working (or not) in your workflows?
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