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 -	Website: https://www.vaultproject.io
--	IRC: `#vault-tool` on Freenode
 -	Announcement list: [Google Groups](https://groups.google.com/group/hashicorp-announce)
 -	Discussion forum: [Discuss](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/c/vault)
 - Documentation: [https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/](https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/)