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6.) Installing Bitwarden

- create docker-compose.yml

- paste in:

version: '3'

services:
  bitwarden:
    image: bitwardenrs/server
    restart: always
    ports:
      - 6500:80
    volumes:
      - ./bw-data:/data
    environment:
      WEBSOCKET_ENABLED: 'true' # Required to use websockets
      SIGNUPS_ALLOWED: 'true'   # set to false to disable signups

 

- paste in

docker-compose up -d

 

- creat your host for Bitwarden in Nginx if you want access to it over the internet; the port is 6500

- type in your browser your Bitwarden url

- create your account

- if you open your Bitwarden to the internet, everyone can create an account on your system!!

 

closing your Bitwarden for new users:

- there are two ways, one fast and one which gives you also access to the admin web page (which allows more settings to set up)

 1.

- when all users you want to add are created on Bitwarden, go to portainer and duplicate the Bitwarden container

- add an ENV with : SIGNUPS_ALLOWED = false                             # the button will still be there on the bitwarden-website, but an arror accours when trying to create a new user

 2.

- in order to get the Bitwarden admin web page:
 

- generate a token: type in your console:

openssl rand -base64 64

- copy the generated token

- in portainer, duplicate the Bitwarden container:

- add a ENV:

ADMIN_TOKEN = "paste_in_the_token_from_above"

 

- deploy the container

- you get to the admin page via https://your-bitwarden-url/admin

- under general setting type in your Bitwarden-url and save it

- now you can make the changes you want, disallow new signups etc.

- tip: if you set up the smtp email settings you can now invite new users via email

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