Put me in charge of dev mode :)

- "You" as subject instead of "Vault"
 - give the actual command
 - minor formatting changes
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# "Dev" Server Mode # "Dev" Server Mode
Vault can start itself as a server in "dev" mode. This dev-mode server You can start Vault as a server in "dev" mode like so: `vault server -dev`.
requires no further setup, and your local `vault` CLI will be authenticated This dev-mode server requires no further setup, and your local `vault` CLI will
to talk to it. This makes it easy to experiment with Vault or start a Vault be authenticated to talk to it. This makes it easy to experiment with Vault or
instance for development. start a Vault instance for development. Every feature of Vault is available in
"dev" mode. The `-dev` flag just short-circuits a lot of setup to insecure
Every feature of Vault is available in "dev" mode. The "dev" flag just defaults.
shortcircuits a lot of setup to insecure defaults.
~> **Warning:** Never, ever, ever run a "dev" mode server in production. ~> **Warning:** Never, ever, ever run a "dev" mode server in production.
It is insecure and will lose data on every restart (since it stores data It is insecure and will lose data on every restart (since it stores data