Vaultwarden Self-Hosting Experience
For almost as long as I’ve been self-hosting, I’ve been running my own instance of Vaultwarden, previously bitwarden-rs. A self-contained lightweight server implementation of the Bitwarden password manager it allows me to have full control over my password data without relying on a third-party service. Why Self-Host? The primary driver behind self-hosting Vaultwarden was to save on cost. Although Bitwarden has generous pricing tiers for personal use, I wanted to avoid having to pay extra money for essential features like 2FA and Passkey support. By self-hosting, I can access all these features for free while maintaining full control over my data. ...