Vaultwarden
Lightweight Bitwarden server API implementation written in Rust.
At a glance
- GitHub stars
- 70.2k
- Forks
- 3.4k
- Open issues & PRs
- 92
- Last activity
- 2026-11-02
- Latest release
- 1.37.5
2026-11-01 - Commits (12 mo)
- 215
- License
- GPL-3.0
GitHub detects AGPL-3.0 - Language / platform
- Rust, Docker
Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months. GitHub data fetched 2026-11-04.
Run Vaultwarden yourself
- RAM: ~512 MB server (1 vCPU)
- Docker: yes
- Very light: runs happily on the smallest VPS or a Raspberry Pi
Estimated monthly server cost
| Provider | Plan size | ~ USD / month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | 512 MB | $3.5 | Deploy → |
| DigitalOcean | 512 MB | $4 | Deploy → |
| Akamai (Linode) | 1 GB | $5 | Deploy → |
Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.
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