How To install BitWarden

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Processor: x64, 1.4GHz or faster
• Memory: 2GB of RAM or more
• Storage: 10GB or more
• Docker: Engine 1.8+ and Compose 1.17.1+

INSTALL DOCKER

Open a terminal window and type:

sudo apt-get update

Allow the operation to complete.

sudo apt install docker.io

Installing Docker Compose

sudo curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.21.2/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

apt install docker-compose

INSTALL BITWARDEN

1. Download the main Bitwarden script to your machine in the desired location:

    NOTE

   All Bitwarden assets will be installed in the ./bwdata directory relative to where the main Bitwarden script resides.
     Bash

   curl -Lso bitwarden.sh https://go.btwrdn.co/bw-sh \
       && chmod +x bitwarden.sh
   

    PowerShell

   Invoke-RestMethod -OutFile bitwarden.ps1 `
       -Uri https://go.btwrdn.co/bw-ps
   

2. Start the installer:
     Bash

   ./bitwarden.sh install
   

    PowerShell

   .\bitwarden.ps1 -install
   

3. Complete the prompts in the installer.
4. Environment Variables
   Some features such as a SMTP mail server settings, YubiKey OTP API credentials, HaveIBeenPwned (HIBP) breach report API key, etc. are not configured by the installer. You can find the environment file for these settings (and all others) in the following location: ./bwdata/env/global.override.env. Edit this file and REPLACE the placeholders values for them.
   Example:

   globalSettings__mail__smtp__host=smtp.sendgrid.net
   globalSettings__mail__smtp__port=587
   globalSettings__mail__smtp__ssl=false
   globalSettings__mail__smtp__username=apikey
   globalSettings__mail__smtp__password=SG.YOUR.API_KEY
   

     Bash

   ./bitwarden.sh start
   

    PowerShell

   .\bitwarden.ps1 -start