Right now, I’m using Bitwarden’s official instance, and I am bothered that I have to use Google’s Authenticator app separately for TOTP. Yes, there’s also Aegis and 2FAS, but I have no idea about WebDAV servers and also don’t want to rely on Google Drive for backup, also because I’m moving away from Google services.
I’m planning to run Vaultwarden on a free instance of render.com, and I wanted to know if this was a good idea? Has anyone over here tried this?
What would happen if Render changes their plans and I lose access to the database? Will I still have access to the last-stored cache on my browser extension and mobile phone? And since I’m running a Rust infrastructure, would it use less of the free plan bandwidth that Render assigns?
Do I also need to purchase a domain? Or can I access the app with Render-affixed URL?
A password manager can be considered critical infrastructure; beyond privacy and uptime/access considerations, you should also consider what happens if you lose all of your data - Do you have backups? Are the backups 3-2-1 redundant? Do you have a ready-to-go docker compose to get yourself up and running locally in a pinch?
I self-hosted bitwarden (vaultwarden) for several years and it became evident to me that it was important enough to use the hosted service - especially as I was already paying Bitwarden to support their open source business.
All client apps store a local copy