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Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs

182 mentions on Hacker News by 153 people: 18 stories, 164 comments · first 2018-07-11 · latest 2026-10-10

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  1. The Bitwarden web client has actively broken Vaultwarden compatibility at least once < https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/issues/7607 >. It’s reasonable to expect they’ll do so more, carelessly or deliberately. They already have…
    comment by chrismorgan · 2026-10-10 · in Bitwarden Dual License Model
  2. …home you can even self-host, which I do. It's an open source server side app called Vaultwarden [ https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden ] which connects to the Bitwarden app. I think the iCloud password manager also works pretty well,…
    comment by Gareth321 · 2026-09-21 · in Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions
  3. …server implementation, which is packaged in alpine linux. [0] https://bitwarden.com/ [1] https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by seemaze · 2026-07-22 · in Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain
  4. …and contributing to Vaultwarden. Merged minimal OIDC support in Vaultwarden last year ( https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/pull/3899 ) But still maintaining the fork with additional features :).
    comment by Timshel · 2026-06-15 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
  5. Somebody did: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by 28304283409234 · 2026-05-21 · in Get your passwords out of Bitwarden while you still can
  6. If you're going to the trouble of self-hosting, I'd suggest just running vaultwarden. https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden It's entirely compatible with the clients. It also removes a lot of "rug-pull" potential, and gives you the…
    comment by horsawlarway · 2026-05-21 · in Get your passwords out of Bitwarden while you still can
  7. …- but re: Get Params, Vaultwarden has to follow the API of the upstream Bitwarden implementation: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/discussions/1549#... The upstream also had this issue, which appeared to be closed without a PR:…
    comment by tacticalturtle · 2026-05-19 · in The quiet renovation at Bitwarden
  8. …re-installs) and that always worked first try. In regards to hardering, the wiki has a good guide: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/Hardening-Gu... .
    comment by JimBlackwood · 2026-05-18 · in The quiet renovation at Bitwarden
  9. …alternative backend for Bitwarden. I believe its been around a while, and is still maintained. https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by giancarlostoro · 2026-05-18 · in The quiet renovation at Bitwarden
  10. …the case already with vaultwarden? (and it’s easier to host as well, making for easier updates) https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases
    comment by joecool1029 · 2026-05-15 · in Bitwarden scrubs 'Always free' and 'Inclusion' values from its site
  11. Just use vaultwarden https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by milkglass · 2026-05-15 · in Bitwarden scrubs 'Always free' and 'Inclusion' values from its site
  12. …Vaultwarden as a bitwarden server. It's pretty quick to set up and completely open source. https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by techjamie · 2025-07-12 · in Tell HN: uBlock Origin on Chrome is finally gone
  13. …self-hosted open source server implementation "vaultwarden" [1] supports passkeys as well. [1] https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by lxgr · 2025-05-14 · in The cryptography behind passkeys
  14. …The vaultwarden server is only accessible through my Tailscale network for extra security. https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by techjamie · 2025-03-18 · in Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised
  15. …is easy to self-host and with self-hosting of FOSS software you achieve true data sovereignty. https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden I'm an EU citizen and I worry about the US as well, but we need to be careful about this migration to…
    comment by bad_user · 2025-03-18 · in Moving away from US cloud services
  16. …in case one of your local databases diverges, so the server being unavailable is not an issue. [1] https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden [2] https://keepassxc.org/docs/#faq-cloudsync
    comment by bramhaag · 2025-02-24 · in Bitwarden Authenticator
  17. …with LetsEncrypt integration (Caddy, NGINX Proxy Manager, Traefik, etc) 3. Run the Docker command https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by Liquix · 2025-01-28 · in Bitwarden is turning 2FA on by default for new devices
  18. …server. I lost a couple days of new accounts/passwords because this[1] probably happened. [1] https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/discussions/4921
    comment by erdii · 2025-01-28 · in Bitwarden is turning 2FA on by default for new devices
  19. Just use vaultwarden https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by fredski42 · 2025-01-08 · in Bitwarden Was Down
  20. …Breakage is not ideal, but here's how they handled the second, more subtle compatibility break: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/issues/5069 I haven't worked up the courage / time to back up my database and upgrade the docker…
    comment by hedora · 2024-10-25 · in Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3
  21. I have been self hosting https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden , it has been good to me.
    comment by teejmya · 2024-10-21 · in Ask HN: Alternatives to Bitwarden?
  22. Isn't VaultWarden what you want? https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by JAM1971 · 2024-10-21 · in Ask HN: Alternatives to Bitwarden?
  23. I believe so - https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/discussions/3355
    comment by jaggs · 2024-10-20 · in Bitwarden is no longer free software
  24. …locked the Github issue to further discussion. Apparently one possible alternative is Vaultwarden? https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden Such a shame that this keeps happening with open source projects once the money people step in.
    comment by jaggs · 2024-10-20 · in Bitwarden is no longer free software
  25. Another great self-hosted app... https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden Also, if looking for a cheap/low power pi alternative. Check out used Wyse 5070s on eBay. They run DietPi easily and have M2 slots.…
    comment by bmartin13 · 2024-09-06 · in Why I self host my servers and what I've recently learned
  26. …a budget, then it can be self-hosted using VaultWarden which supports the various BitWarden clients https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by ndsipa_pomu · 2024-09-02 · in Ask HN: How to store and share passwords in a company?
  27. …check out this VERY active PR (including custom build/image) for adding SSO via OpenID Connect: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/pull/3899
    comment by moontear · 2024-08-14 · in Vaultwarden: Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust
  28. You can self host it https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden I agree with your point though
    comment by thunderbong · 2024-08-14 · in Introducing passkey support to Fastmail
  29. Vaultwarden [0]. Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust [0] https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by Kikawala · 2024-07-01 · in Ask HN: what are examples of successful "open-source alternatives"?
  30. There's also vaultwarden https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by bdeshi · 2024-06-13 · in Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024
  31. You can use vaultwarden for self-hosting: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/ . It's easier than the official server.
    comment by heinrich5991 · 2024-06-12 · in Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024
  32. > and you could never use a third party storage service with BW AFAIK https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by nyolfen · 2024-06-11 · in Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024
  33. …passkeys. However, the bitwarden folk said passkeys are the next feature coming to these apps. [0]: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by pixelHD · 2024-04-26 · in Passkeys: A shattered dream
  34. …this, look at Vaultwarden which is a fully compatible alternate server with even more features: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden Been running it for a year with 0 issues.
    comment by princevegeta89 · 2024-03-12 · in Bitwarden
  35. You can self-host with vaultwarden instead, and still use the client interfaces. https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by x3n0ph3n3 · 2023-09-25 · in Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager
  36. …self-host (and without a dependency on Microsoft SQL server): https://github.com/bitwarden/server https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by e12e · 2023-09-25 · in Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager
  37. You should use Vaultwarden if you need self-hosting it https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden .
    comment by AbraKdabra · 2023-09-25 · in Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager
  38. …logins), and (in my experience) has been a lot easier to work with compared to the official client. https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by stormed · 2023-09-25 · in Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager
  39. Self hosting is incredibly easy with vaultwarden ( https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden )
    comment by vincentkriek · 2023-09-25 · in Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager
  40. For this I self-host vaultwarden ( https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden ), an implementation of the bitwarden server, on my raspberry pi at home (and back up the DB frequently). It works well enough for me, and doesn't have my stuff…
    comment by autophagian · 2023-09-25 · in Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager
  41. Here, I also want to mention vaultwarden which is an open-source Rust implementation of the server: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by woernsn · 2023-09-25 · in Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager
  42. …host your own bitwarden server (I think that this implementation does 2FA, but I'm not positive: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by jdenning · 2023-09-11 · in Ask HN: How do you deal with TOTP 2-factor auth?
  43. …account), I use Dave ( https://github.com/micromata/dave ) Vaultwarden for the passwords ( https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden ) A huge advantage of this solution is that you can have synchronization also between different browsers…
    comment by Daril · 2023-08-29 · in Can Chrome Sync or Firefox Sync be trusted with sensitive data? (2018)
  44. …does not have 100% of all the features that Bitwarden has. To name an example, SSO is missing: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/pull/3154
    comment by cpach · 2023-08-24 · in Bitwarden Secrets Manager now generally available
  45. …I don't get why they don't do a clean-room implementation if they're so worried about licenses.. https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/discussions/3368
    comment by zebracanevra · 2023-08-23 · in Bitwarden Secrets Manager now generally available
  46. Vaultwarden is even easier to self-host, it's basically a single binary that uses a SQLite database: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
    comment by remram · 2023-08-07 · in Write your passwords down (2010)
  47. …Sorry I'm not familiar with rust world. But anyways, said vuln doesn't apply to vaultwarden. [1] https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/blob/19e671ff25bf...
    comment by jve · 2023-07-04 · in Hunting for Nginx alias traversals in the wild
  48. I recently discovered Vaultwarden ( https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden ) and love it. It's basically single Rust binary (self-compiled: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/Building-bin... ) with a SQLite3 database…
    comment by skrause · 2023-06-25 · in LastPass users locked out due to MFA resets
  49. …syncs all your devices, overall just pretty good. Website: https://bitwarden.com/ Vaultwarden: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden KeepassXC (optionally synced with syncthing or your cloud provider of choice) - Portable, no need to…
    comment by doodlesdev · 2023-05-06 · in Ask HN: What is the best password manager available today?
  50. Same. I think here is a good place to shout out to Vaultwarden: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden Your password data, back under your own control.
    comment by isomorphic · 2023-04-24 · in 1Password to Add Telemetry