Boundary replaces SSH bastions and VPNs with identity-based access controls, giving teams just-in-time SSH and RDP sessions without distributing credentials.
7min
Install the Boundary CLI
Install the Boundary CLI on macOS, Windows, or Linux using Homebrew, Scoop, or a Linux package manager, then verify the binary is available in your PATH.
8min
Start a development environment
Start Boundary Community Edition in dev mode, authenticate as admin using pre-configured credentials, and explore resources using the CLI and Admin UI.
8min
Explore the Boundary Admin Console UI
Explore the Boundary Admin UI to navigate scopes, inspect role grants, and understand the relationships between host catalogs, host sets, and targets.
12min
Connect to your first target
Connect to a Boundary Community Edition target from the CLI, manage active sessions, set session limits, and proxy SSH and TCP services using boundary connect subcommands.
10min
Install Boundary Desktop
Install the Boundary Desktop Client on macOS, Windows, or Linux, connect to a Boundary controller, browse targets, and manage sessions without using the CLI.
14min
Configure self-hosted Boundary with Terraform
Configure a self-hosted Boundary dev environment using the Terraform provider to codify orgs, projects, users, groups, roles, host catalogs, and targets.
1min
Learn more about Boundary
Deploy a production-ready highly available Boundary cluster with 3 controllers and 3 workers on AWS using the reference architecture Terraform configuration.