Vaultwarden is an open-source password manager that is available on GitHub. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Vaultwarden on macOS using the command line.
Before we get started, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your macOS machine:
If you don't have any of these tools installed, you can follow the official installation guides from their websites to install them.
Open the terminal application on your macOS machine.
Use Homebrew to install Rust by running the following command:
brew install rust
This command will download and install Rust and all its dependencies.
Clone the Vaultwarden repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden.git
Navigate to the cloned directory:
cd vaultwarden
Build the Vaultwarden Docker image by running the following command:
docker build -t vaultwarden:latest .
This command will build the Docker image for Vaultwarden.
Create a directory in which to store Vaultwarden data. This directory will be mounted to the Vaultwarden Docker container later:
mkdir ~/vaultwarden_data
Run the Vaultwarden Docker container using the following command:
docker run -d -p 80:80 -v ~/vaultwarden_data:/data vaultwarden
This command will start the Vaultwarden container and map port 80 (the default HTTP port) to your local machine's port 80. The -v option specifies the location of the data directory you created earlier. The -d option will run the container in the background, leaving the terminal free for use.
If you want to use HTTPS, you will need to include additional configuration files in the Docker run command. You can follow the official Vaultwarden documentation to setup HTTPS.
Once the container has started, you can access Vaultwarden by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost. You should be presented with the Vaultwarden login page, where you can create a new account or sign in to an existing account.
That's it! You should now have Vaultwarden up and running on your macOS machine. Remember to backup your data directory regularly to ensure your passwords are always safe.
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