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I'm trying to create an rpm package for Hashicorp Vault. I can download the Vault binary as a zip file from the website, but clueless about how to get that binary packed as an rpm. I tried fpm but I guess I can't use that for packaging pre-built binaries.

I know a directory tree has to be setup to create an rpm, but I don't know what to put in the files inside it, as all I have is a vault binary zipped. No sure about what to put in SPEC file either

I could create a deb for the same using dhmake followed by debuild, but not sure how to go about creating an rpm.

Any help? :sad_panda:

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Shivaji Vidhale
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FPM was the solution. Just that I couldn't figure out the right way to use it. So this is what I used: Downloaded the zip file, extracted the binary file ($filename), then mkdir -p /install/vault; cp $filename /install/vault/

fpm -s dir \
-t rpm \
--name vault \
--version 0.6.4 \
--url https://www.vaultproject.io \
-C /install/vault \
.```

FPM is awesome!

Shivaji Vidhale
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It actually does not matter if you package binaries or compile it from source. Just learn how to package SW as RPM. Here is bunch of links to study: https://fedorahosted.org/copr/wiki/UserDocs#HowcanIpackagesoftwareasRPM

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