The Bitwarden Server project contains the APIs, database, and other core infrastructure items needed for the "backend" of all bitwarden client applications.
The server project is written in C# using .NET Core with ASP.NET Core. The database is written in T-SQL/SQL Server. The codebase can be developed, built, run, and deployed cross-platform on Windows, macOS, and Linux distributions.
These dependencies are free to use.
- Visual Studio (Windows and macOS)
- Visual Studio Code (other)
These tools are free to use.
cd src/Api
dotnet restore
dotnet build
dotnet run
visit http://localhost:4000/alive
cd src/Identity
dotnet restore
dotnet build
dotnet run
visit http://localhost:33657/.well-known/openid-configuration
You can deploy Bitwarden using Docker containers on Windows, macOS, and Linux distributions. Use the provided PowerShell and Bash scripts to get started quickly. Find all of the Bitwarden images on Docker Hub.
Full documentation for deploying Bitwarden with Docker can be found in our help center at: https://help.bitwarden.com/article/install-on-premise/
- Docker
- Docker Compose (already included with some Docker installations)
These dependencies are free to use.
curl -s -o bitwarden.sh \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitwarden/server/master/scripts/bitwarden.sh \
&& chmod +x bitwarden.sh
./bitwarden.sh install
./bitwarden.sh start
Invoke-RestMethod -OutFile bitwarden.ps1 `
-Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitwarden/server/master/scripts/bitwarden.ps1
.\bitwarden.ps1 -install
.\bitwarden.ps1 -start
Code contributions are welcome! Visual Studio or VS Code is highly recommended if you are working on this project. Please commit any pull requests against the master branch. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more info (and feel free to contribute to that guide as well).
Security audits and feedback are welcome. Please open an issue or email us privately if the report is sensitive in nature. You can read our security policy in the SECURITY.md file. We also run a program on HackerOne.