diff --git a/states/vector/config.sls b/states/vector/config.sls
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+---
+{%- from "vector/map.jinja" import vector with context %}
+vector-default:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/default/vector
+    - source: salt://vector/templates/vector.default.j2
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - mode: 600
+    - template: jinja
+
+vector-config-dir:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: /etc/vector
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - mode: 700
+  #    - watch_in:
+  #      - service: vector-service
+
+vector-config-file:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/vector/vector.conf
+    - source: salt://vector/templates/vector.toml.j2
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - mode: 600
+    - template: jinja
+  #    - watch_in:
+  #      - service: vector-service
diff --git a/states/vector/defaults.yaml b/states/vector/defaults.yaml
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+++ b/states/vector/defaults.yaml
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+---
+vector:
+  enabled: true
+  install_dir: /usr/local/apps
+  release_dir: /usr/local/apps/releases
+  mirror: https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/releases/download
+  version: 0.32.1
+  os: linux
+  arch: amd64
+  variant: gnu
+  config:
+    sources: {}
+    transforms: {}
+    sinks: {}
diff --git a/states/vector/init.sls b/states/vector/init.sls
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+++ b/states/vector/init.sls
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+---
+include:
+  - .install
+  - .config
+  #- .service
diff --git a/states/vector/install.sls b/states/vector/install.sls
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+++ b/states/vector/install.sls
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+---
+{%- from "vector/map.jinja" import vector with context %}
+vector-archive-extract:
+  archive.extracted:
+    - name: {{ vector.release_dir }}/vector-{{ vector.version }}
+    - source: {{ vector.mirror }}/v{{ vector.version }}/vector-{{ vector.version }}-{{ vector.arch }}-unknown-{{ vector.os }}-{{ vector.variant }}.tar.gz
+    - skip_verify: true
+    - enforce_toplevel: false
+    - options: >
+        --strip 2
+    - if_missing: {{ vector.release_dir }}/vector-{{ vector.version }}/bin/vector
+  #    - watch_in:
+  #      - service: vector-service
+
+vector-binary-symlink:
+  file.symlink:
+    - name: /usr/local/bin/vector
+    - target: {{ vector.release_dir }}/vector-{{ vector.version }}/bin/vector
+    - force: true
+    - require:
+      - archive: vector-archive-extract
+  #    - watch_in:
+  #      - service: vector-service
+
+vector-cleanup:
+  software.cleanup:
+    - name: vector
+    - path: {{ vector.release_dir }}
+    - version: "v{{ vector.version }}"
diff --git a/states/vector/kernelmap.yaml b/states/vector/kernelmap.yaml
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+++ b/states/vector/kernelmap.yaml
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+---
+Linux:
+  os: "linux"
diff --git a/states/vector/map.jinja b/states/vector/map.jinja
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+++ b/states/vector/map.jinja
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+{%- import_yaml "vector/defaults.yaml" as default_settings -%}
+
+{%- import_yaml "vector/kernelmap.yaml" as kernelmap -%}
+{%- import_yaml "vector/osarchmap.yaml" as osarchmap -%}
+
+{%- set defaults = salt['grains.filter_by'](default_settings,
+      default='vector',
+        merge=salt['grains.filter_by'](osarchmap, grain='osarch',
+          merge=salt['grains.filter_by'](kernelmap, grain='kernel')
+        )
+      )
+-%}
+
+{%- set vector = salt['pillar.get']('vector', default=defaults, merge=True) -%}
diff --git a/states/vector/osarchmap.yaml b/states/vector/osarchmap.yaml
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+++ b/states/vector/osarchmap.yaml
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+---
+amd64:
+  arch: "x86_64"
+
+x86_64:
+  arch: "x86_64"
+
+arm64:
+  arch: "aarch64"
+
+aarch64:
+  arch: "arm64"
+
+armv6l:
+  arch: "armv7"
+
+armv7l:
+  arch: "armv7"
+
+armhf:
+  arch: "armv7"
diff --git a/states/vector/service.sls b/states/vector/service.sls
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+++ b/states/vector/service.sls
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+---
+{%- from "vector/map.jinja" import vector with context %}
+vector-service-file:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/systemd/system/vector.service
+    - source: salt://vector/templates/vector.service.j2
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - template: jinja
+    - watch_in:
+      - service: vector-service
+
+vector-service:
+  service.running:
+    - name: vector
+    - enable: true
diff --git a/states/vector/templates/vector.default.j2 b/states/vector/templates/vector.default.j2
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+++ b/states/vector/templates/vector.default.j2
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+# /etc/default/vector
+# This file can theoretically contain a bunch of environment variables
+# for Vector.  See https://vector.dev/docs/setup/configuration/#environment-variables
+# for details.
diff --git a/states/vector/templates/vector.service.j2 b/states/vector/templates/vector.service.j2
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+++ b/states/vector/templates/vector.service.j2
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+{%- from "vector/map.jinja" import vector with context -%}
+## {{ salt['pillar.get']('salt_managed', default='Salt Managed') }}
+[Unit]
+Description=A lightweight, ultra-fast tool for building observability pipelines
+Documentation=https://vector.dev
+After=network-online.target
+Requires=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+User=vector
+Group=vector
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/vector validate
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/vector
+ExecReload=/usr/bin/vector validate
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=always
+AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/vector
+# Since systemd 229, should be in [Unit] but in order to support systemd <229,
+# it is also supported to have it here.
+StartLimitInterval=10
+StartLimitBurst=5
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/states/vector/templates/vector.toml.j2 b/states/vector/templates/vector.toml.j2
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+++ b/states/vector/templates/vector.toml.j2
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+## {{ salt['pillar.get']('salt_managed', default='Salt Managed') }}
+{%- from "vector/map.jinja" import vector with context %}
+
+{% macro cfg(value) -%}
+{% if value -%}
+{% for paramname, paramvalue in value.items() -%}
+{{ '  ' }}{{ paramname }} = {% if paramvalue is sameas True or paramvalue is sameas False %}{{ paramvalue|string|lower }}{% elif paramvalue is iterable and paramvalue is not string %}[{{ paramvalue|join(",") }}]{% else %}"{{ paramvalue }}"{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+{%- endif %}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{% for name, value in vector.config.sources.items() -%}
+[sources.{{ name }}]
+{{ cfg(value) }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% for name, value in vector.config.transforms.items() -%}
+[transforms.{{ name }}]
+{{ cfg(value) }}
+{% endfor -%}
+
+{% for name, value in vector.config.sinks.items() -%}
+[sinks.{{ name }}]
+{{ cfg(value) }}
+{% endfor -%}