Lightweight Password Vault of the Ghosts - Vaultwarden

Password vaults are the Operator's allies.
They keep secrets contained.
Versioned.
Secure.

We've tested the blades of Passbolt - the open-source team-focused vault.

Vaultwarden is different.
Silent.
Small.
Minimal footprint.

Deploy The Blade

Your mission:

  • isolate
  • secure
  • simplify

Task: Deploy Vaultwarden in a Podman container.

Create a dedicated network:

podman network create n_vaultwarden

Prepare the data volume:

mkdir vw-data

Launch the container:

podman run --network n_vaultwarden -d --rm  \
       --name vaultwarden  \
       -v ./vw-data/:/data/  \
       -p 8000:80  \
       docker.io/vaultwarden/server:latest

Create a user.
Log in.
Vaultwarden is guarding your secrets.

Harden The Blade

Plain-text web communication is loud.
Silence it.

Use an SSL proxy to encrypt traffic.
Deny direct connections to your Vaultwarden container.

Use valid certificates.

Backup the Blade

Your data lives in vw-data — inside your project directory.
It holds your secrets. Database files. Credentials.

Back it up.
Encrypt it.
Protect it like you protect your own memory.

Whisper to DeadSwitch on Matrix:
@deadswitch:matrix.org
Maybe the Ghost signals back.

DeadSwitch | The Silent Architect
"In silence, I rise. In storms, I endure."