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Absolutely. Keepass gives you only a file that you have to sync by yourself and when you have multiple device editing the same file... Well... On the other han
by Oxodao 5y ago
Absolutely. Keepass gives you only a file that you have to sync by yourself and when you have multiple device editing the same file... Well...
On the other hand, Bitwarden lets you self-host a complete server that handles everything. If you want something less resources intensive you can take a look at Vaultwarden which is a re-implementation of the server in Rust instead of C#. The main advantage is that it uses MySQL or Postgres instead of the heavy MS SQL Server.
- Liquid_Fire 5y ago> when you have multiple device editing the same file... Well... You are implying that this is a problem, but KeePass actually explicitly supports this and merges your changes. I've been using KeePass like this for many years and never had a problem editing the database from multiple devices.
- k8sToGo 5y agoIt is funny, because to me "only a file you have to sync (and backup)" sounds more like an advantage than setting up an entire server environment just so you can access your passwords.
- dathinab 5y agoI guess it depends if you sync you passwords across multiple devices, and also potentially add new passwords on multiple devices. I personally don't. Sure I have a password manager on my phone, but it only gets a small subset of my passwords anyway. Similar any password I add on my phone is very likely to be somewhat irrelevant mostly throwaway.
- k8sToGo 5y agoI use Nextcloud to sync to my Android. On iOS it was more annoying.
- Caligatio 5y agoIf you're the sole user, it's probably not worth self-hosting {Bit,Vault}warden. However, the ability to share passwords and, optionally, TOTP codes is super helpful. My wife and I both used KeePass before and the combination of syncing the DB across devices and inability to share (a subset of) passwords was a killer. {Bit,Vault}warden} both now support emergency access which will be useful if it's ever needed
- k8sToGo 5y agoYes, I agree. For multiple users, I would definitely switch.
- ghosty141 5y agoMeh, heavily depends on your setup. The lack of good apps on mobile devices that integrate with their respective OS (iOS/android) is a bit of a problem. It's also 3rd party apps (some closed source) and not official ones which is its own problem (-> trust). Apart from that bitwarden is just wayyy easier, you simply tell the (official) app the URL to your vault and it's basically good to go. You don't have to worry about synchronization one bit. The app is also fairly nice and has all the features you need. Bitwarden also does the browser integration well, unlike keepass where it's a major pia.
- NmAmDa 5y agoYou can use sqlite with valutwarden which ia more suitable for personal/few users usage.