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Getting started with Bitwarden

About Bitwarden


Bitwarden is an open source password management tool that allows you to securely store, share, and sync passwords and other sensitive data. No matter what platform or environment you use, Bitwarden offers an array of official, high quality client applications that can easily connect to your self-hosted Bitwarden server.


  • Official Website: https://bitwarden.com
  • Underlying OS: Ubuntu 20.04 Server (64 Bit)
  • CloudCone Landing Page:


Minimum System Requirements


  • 1 vCPU Core
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 25 GB of Disk



  • 2 vCPU Core
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 25 GB of Disk


Getting Started


After you create your Bitwarden server, Bitwarden's dependencies and installation scripts will be preinstalled and ready for you to use.


A hostname (domain or subdomain) where you can create a DNS record pointing to your Server's IP address


A Bitwarden installation ID and key from https://bitwarden.com/host/. You will need to connect to the Server via SSH to complete the setup.


undefined./bitwarden.sh install


  1. Enter the domain name for your Bitwarden instance (ex. bitwarden.example.com): subdomain.yourdomain.com
  2. Do you want to use Let’s Encrypt to generate a free SSL certificate? (y/n): y
  3. Enter your email address (Let's Encrypt will send you certificate expiration reminders): example@server.com
  4. Enter your installation id (Obtain at https://bitwarden.com/host): Installation ID
  5. Enter your installation key: Installation key


Afterwards, start the Bitwarden service by executing the following command


undefined./bitwarden.sh start


You should be able to visit your website and create an administrator account


How to Update Bitwarden?


Run the following commands to update Bitwarden


undefined./bitwarden.sh updateself


undefined./bitwarden.sh update


Please refer to this article to configure SMTP on your Bitwarden server : https://bitwarden.com/help/article/hosting-faqs/#smtp-configuration


Important files and documents


Visit Bitwarden official documentation site here: https://bitwarden.com/help/


Bitwarden Management Screen

Updated on: 05/04/2021

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