Vaultwarden Self-Hosted Password Manager: Ditch the 1Password Annual Fee and Own Your Data

1Password costs $36 a year?

Vaultwarden, self-hosted, is completely free — and your data stays fully under your control.

Why Choose Vaultwarden

• Completely free and open source
• Compatible with Bitwarden clients
• Low resource usage (about 10 MB of RAM)
• One-click deployment with Docker
• Full control over your passwords

Docker Deployment with docker-compose.yml

Deploy Vaultwarden with Docker using a docker-compose.yml file, then bring the stack up.

Exposing It with Cloudflare Tunnel

Expose your self-hosted Vaultwarden instance to the internet securely with a Cloudflare Tunnel.

Client Configuration

Download the Bitwarden client, enter your domain as the server address, and you’re good to go.

Security Recommendations

• Enable 2FA
• Disable public registration (set SIGNUPS_ALLOWED=false after creating your account)
• Back up the data directory regularly
• Set up fail2ban to prevent brute-force attacks

Migrating from 1Password

• Export your data from 1Password as a CSV
• Import it in the Bitwarden web vault
• Once you’ve verified everything, delete your 1Password data