Recipes
Task-first guides for SPIKE. Each recipe states the problem you’re trying to solve, gives a TL;DR, walks the workflow step by step, then lists tips, pitfalls, and where to go next. For exhaustive option lists see Configuration and the command reference; for the why, see Architecture.
Concepts & decisions
- Choosing a backend store: memory, lite, or sqlite
- Bootstrapping a fresh SPIKE
- Where the root key lives: keepers, Shamir, and recovery
Day-to-day usage
- Storing and reading secrets
- Writing access policies
- Granting a workload access to secrets
- Using SPIKE as an encryption service
Operations & lifecycle
- Break-the-glass disaster recovery
- Backup and restore
- Deploying SPIKE (Kubernetes and bare-metal)
- Production hardening
- Troubleshooting