Description

Before you begin with your Bitwarden One-Click VM, you will need to obtain:

1- A hostname (domain or subdomain) where you can create a DNS record pointing to your  VM’s IP address

2- A Bitwarden installation ID and key from https://bitwarden.com/host/. Bitwarden requires at least 2GB of RAM, so make sure to choose a plan with enough memory during creation. After you create your Bitwarden One-Click VM, Bitwarden’s dependencies and installation scripts will be preinstalled and ready for you to use. You will need to connect to the VM via SSH to complete the setup. ssh root@your_vm_ip

Once you connect, you’ll be prompted to complete Bitwarden’s installation. Provide the hostname that you will use (be sure you have setup the DNS record), your installation ID and key, and answer the questions about how you will configure SSL with your Bitwarden installation. Bitwarden requires a secure https connection to operate. The installer can generate a self-signed certificate for you if you do not have one.

After you have completed the installation, you can visit your Bitwarden domain in a web browser, register a Bitwarden user account, and log in.

Your Bitwarden One-Click VM has also been preconfigured with automatic updates so you won’t need to worry about keeping the Bitwarden server application up to date. Update checks will occur weekly.

Finally, application settings (such as a SMTP mail server) can be configured in /root/bwdata/env/global.override.env. If you need to make changes to your server’s installation settings, you can do so in /root/bitwarden/bwdata/config.yml.

More information on managing your Bitwarden server can be found at https://help.bitwarden.com/hosting/.