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Vaultwarden — open source alternative

Lightweight Bitwarden-compatible server in Rust.

Strengths

  • Single container — runs on a Raspberry Pi.
  • Fully compatible with all Bitwarden clients.
  • Trivial backups.

Weaknesses

  • Not officially supported by Bitwarden Inc.
  • Paid Bitwarden features require self-bypass.
  • Home-lab focus — not aimed at large teams.
License: AGPL-3.0 Self-host difficulty: 1/5 Self-host only

Official site · Source on GitHub

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