Install and set up
The official Bitwarden apps work with any Vaultwarden server. The only unusual step is telling the app which server to use, and it has to be done before you log in.
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Get the app
Start with the browser or the phone you use most. You can add other devices whenever you like.
On a computer
On a phone or tablet
Point the app at your instance
Open the app or extension, and stop before logging in.
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Open the extension or the app. Do not sign in yet.
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At the very bottom of the login screen sits the server selector, labelled “Accessing”. Open it.
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Choose “self-hosted”, then paste your instance address into the field that appears.
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Save. The login screen now shows your server instead of bitwarden.com.
Create your account
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Choose “Create account” and enter your email address.
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Set your master password. Four or five unrelated words beat a short, complicated string.
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Confirm your email address, then log in and start saving passwords.
About the master password
It is the only key to your vault and it never reaches the server. There is no reset link, no support desk that can let you back in.
Write it down and keep the paper somewhere safe until you know it by heart.
Bringing your existing passwords
Export from your browser or your current manager as a CSV file, then open the web vault of your instance and use Tools, then Import data. Delete the CSV afterwards: anyone can read it.
Two-step login
Once you are in, turn on two-step login with an authenticator app. It protects your vault even if your master password leaks one day.
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