Why I Stopped Recommending Bitwarden After Years of Self-Hosting
By
maxloh
If you only eat one bagel today, this is the bagel.
Summary
After several years of self-hosting Bitwarden (via Vaultwarden) as a password manager, the author concludes they no longer recommend it. The article details their experience, frustrations, and reasons for moving away from the platform, despite having previously published a guide on setting it up.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAfter having used a similar approach for myself for several years now, I came to the conclusion that I do not recommend the use of Bitwarden any longer.
Almost four years ago I published a guide on how to run your own LastPass on hardened OpenBSD.
I do not recommend the use of Bitwarden any longer.
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