# dani-garcia/vaultwarden

Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs

Repository: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vaultwarden
Language: Rust
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: vaultwarden, bitwarden, rust, docker, rocket, bitwarden-rs
Last push: 2026-08-24T17:38:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3119, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 10.5, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 66314, forks 3156 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:20.702667+00:00)

## What it is
Vaultwarden is an unofficial, lightweight Rust implementation of the Bitwarden server API that works with official Bitwarden clients. It is designed for self-hosted password management where running the resource-heavy official server is impractical.

## Use cases
- self-host a password manager server
- run a lightweight Bitwarden-compatible server
- sync passwords across devices with official Bitwarden apps
- host a password vault on a low-resource VPS or Raspberry Pi
- replace the official Bitwarden server with a cheaper alternative
- manage team password sharing on my own infrastructure

## When to choose
- you want Bitwarden client compatibility with minimal RAM/CPU usage
- you prefer self-hosting credentials on your own hardware
- you deploy via Docker and want a simple single-container setup

## When to avoid
- you need official vendor support or enterprise Bitwarden features like SSO/SCIM
- you require an officially audited server implementation for compliance
- you want a managed cloud service rather than self-hosting

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: stable
- function: http-server, security, auth, self-hosted
- domain: security, self-hosted, privacy, backend
- platform: self-hosted, rust
- tags: password-manager, bitwarden-compatible, rust, secrets-management, lightweight-server, docker, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- dani-garcia/vaultwarden (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:20.702667+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:16:57.849821+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:20.702667+00:00, sha ec6a7f16c59f)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/vaultwarden (fetched 2026-08-28T17:53:18.293690+00:00, sha 3c2c73bd6b9e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.