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Vaultwarden: the best Open Source alternative to 1Password in 2026

Vaultwarden is a lightweight, unofficial implementation of the Bitwarden server in Rust, compatible with all official Bitwarden clients, ideal for self-hosting your own password manager.

License GPL-3.0 ~40k stars (estimated)Website GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: GPL-3.0
Category: Password Managers
Replaces: 1Password, LastPass
Tech stack: RustSQLite

Preview

Public image provided by Vaultwarden on its own website.

Key features

Compatible with all official Bitwarden clients
Minimal resource usage (great for small VPS)
Own admin panel

Vaultwarden vs. 1Password

Pros

The lightest, most popular self-hosted password manager

Things to consider

Not the official Bitwarden server, it's a community reimplementation

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  vaultwarden:
    image: vaultwarden/server:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    environment:
      - ADMIN_TOKEN=change-me-super-secret
      - SIGNUPS_ALLOWED=false
    volumes:
      - vaultwarden_data:/data
volumes:
  vaultwarden_data: