{"id":14242,"date":"2022-09-14T21:44:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T19:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/?p=14242"},"modified":"2023-01-03T21:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:59:40","slug":"bitwarden-self-hosting-vps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/bitwarden-self-hosting-vps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Self-host Bitwarden on a VPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Given how frequent data breaches occur, it’s no surprise that Bitwarden self-hosting has become more popular among the DIY community (especially given that Bitwarden is open source<\/a>). Note that it’s free to self-host Bitwarden, but there are some features that need to be unlocked with a registered Bitwarden license file. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to self-host Bitwarden using a virtual private server (VPS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And before you set up your Bitwarden instance, you’ll need to consider whether you’re running it only on a virtual machine (VM) or for other purposes (we cover both installation methods in this guide):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Running self-hosted Bitwarden on a VM: Choose the Bitwarden standalone variant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Running Bitwarden for a different purpose: Choose Vaultwarden<\/a> fka bitwarden_rs, an unofficial Bitwarden-compatible server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Installing Bitwarden Server (Standalone)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The ready-made installation script makes installation relatively easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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