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+# homelab
+
+
+## rebuild 
+to rebuild from scratch ansible need a vault server up and unseal
+you can rebuild a standalone vault srver with a consul database snaphot with
+
+```
+make vault-dev FILE=./yourconsulsnaphot.snap
+```
+
diff --git a/vault/standalone_vault.sh b/vault/standalone_vault.sh
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 CONSUL_HTTP_ADDR=http://127.0.0.1:8500
-
+ANSIBLE_POLICY="ansible"
 echo "launch consul dev server"
 nohup consul agent -dev & 
 if [ "$1" ]; then
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ ui= true
 EOF
 
 echo "starting vault server please unseal before use "
-vault server -config "/tmp/standalone-vault-dev.hcl"
+nohup vault server -config "/tmp/standalone-vault-dev.hcl" &
+vault token create -policy=$ANSIBLE_POLICY -display-name=rebuild-token