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Bitwarden on Amazon Lightsail server. It costs $3.50/mo to self-host which is very competitive comparing to paid password managers. I use bitwarden_rs[0] serve
by igorstellar 7y ago
Bitwarden on Amazon Lightsail server. It costs $3.50/mo to self-host which is very competitive comparing to paid password managers.
I use bitwarden_rs[0] server written in Rust which is much lighter implementation you can run on cheapest 512mb instance. Official bitwarden[1] server is using docker and mssql which requires a lot of RAM.
You can run it on Linux through Firefox extension as well as on any operating system, including iOS and Android (native app). iOS and Android apps have system Password Manager integration which allows you to skip running app manually in most cases.
[0]: https://github.com/dani-garcia/bitwarden_rs https://github.com/dani-garcia/bitwarden_rs
[1]: https://github.com/bitwarden/server https://github.com/bitwarden/server
- wtmt 7y agoHave you tracked or checked how well bitwarden_rs keeps up with mainline Bitwarden on changes and fixes? I’m usually concerned about these forks getting way behind or getting abandoned after sometime. At least mainline Bitwarden has paid subscription tiers to support ongoing development and maintenance, which may provide some predictable income for that.
- igorstellar 7y agoTheir Github page has activity, and the last merged PR commit was 7 days ago. Running this for 3 months now after I've migrated from 1password, I can say that everything that extension has (password generation, notes, file upload etc.) is supported by the server as well as nice web UI. Security-wise, I used nginx over my custom domain to enforce HTTPS and put bitwarden app itself behind a firewall. As a bonus, bitwarden_rs also enables all premium features for you ("You are a premium member!" label is by default in every client).