Vaultwarden, formerly known as Bitwarden_rs, is an open-source, self-hosted password manager that allows you to store and manage your passwords securely. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Vaultwarden on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we install Vaultwarden, we need to install Docker and Docker Compose on our system. To do this, execute the following commands in your terminal:
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sudo sh get-docker.sh
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
This will install Docker on your system and add your user to the docker group. Next, you need to install Docker Compose by executing the following command:
sudo apt-get install docker-compose
Next, we need to clone the Vaultwarden repository from GitHub. To do this, execute the following command:
git clone https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden.git
This will clone the Vaultwarden repository to your current directory.
Before we start the Vaultwarden service, we need to configure it. To do this, navigate to the cloned repository folder:
cd vaultwarden
Then, make a copy of the .env.sample file and rename it to .env:
cp .env.sample .env
Next, open the .env file with the text editor of your choice:
nano .env
In this file, you will need to specify some variables. Here are the variables that you should change:
DOMAIN: This is the domain name or IP address of your server.ADMIN_TOKEN: This is the admin token that you will use to manage your Vaultwarden installation.SMTP*: These variables are used to configure the email notification system.Once you have made the necessary changes, save and close the file.
Now that we have configured Vaultwarden, we can start the service. To do this, execute the following command:
sudo docker-compose up -d
This will start the Vaultwarden service in the background.
Vaultwarden is now running on your server. To access the web interface, open your browser and navigate to the following URL:
https://your-domain-name
Replace your-domain-name with the domain name or IP address of your server. You should now see the Vaultwarden login page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Vaultwarden on Elementary OS Latest. You can now begin managing your passwords securely with your new password manager.
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