BitWarden Self Host Installation Overview

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ZacksHomeLab edited this page Dec 28, 2022 · 8 revisions

Hello!

This page will demonstrate the high-level steps for each chapter.

Chapter 1: Deploy Virtual Machine

High Level Steps:

Create Virtual Machine
Update VM Core Count
Proceed to Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Operating System Setup

High Level Steps:

Follow your organization's setup process for new VMs or follow the instructions in this chapter.

Install Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
- Power-On Virtual Machine
- Select Language
- Installer Update Available
- Keyboard Selection
- Type of Install
- Network Connections
- Configure Proxy
- Configure Ubuntu Archive Mirror
- Guided Storage Configuration
- Storage Configuration
- Profile Setup
- SSH Setup
- Third-Party Drivers
- Installation Time
Configure Operating System
- Set the Root Password
- Upgrade / Update Packages
- Enable UFW
- Enable SSH
- Install Required Packages for Operating System
- Set hostname
- Set Timezone
- Configure SSH
- Join Active Directory
- Add Active Directory Groups to Sudoers
Proceed to Chapter 3

Chapter 3: BitWarden Application Setup

High-Level Steps:

Configure On-Premises DNS
Install Docker & Docker Compose
Create BitWarden Service Account
Configure Firewall for HTTP & HTTPS
SSL Configuration (Let's Encrypt W/ ACME Challenger)
Create BitWarden Account & Organization
Retrieve Installation ID & Installation Key
Install BitWarden
Update SSL Settings in BitWarden's Configuration File
Copy SSL Certificate to BitWarden's Environment
Initialize BitWarden
Enable SMTP
Create Self-Hosted BitWarden Account
Promote Self-Hosted BitWarden Account to Admin
Verify Self-Hosted BitWarden Account's Email
Import Organization's License File
Proceed to Chapter 4

Chapter 4: BitWarden Maintenance

High-Level Steps:

How-To Automate SSL Renewal
How-To Automate Backups
How-To Automate Software Updates/Upgrades
How-To Restore from Backups

Chapter 5: Admin Training

This chapter is broken down into these sections:

Software Maintenance
- How-To Backup BitWarden
- How-To Restore from a Backup
- How-To Update BitWarden
User Management
- How-To Add New Users
- How-To Setup Emergency Access
- How-To Create a Collection
- How-To Add User to Collection
Software Management
- How-To Setup BitWarden on Mobile Device
- How-To Setup BitWarden on Browser
- How-To Setup BitWarden on Computer

Chapter 6: User Training

This chapter is broken down into these sections:

About BitWarden
- What is BitWarden?
- What are Collections?
- Who can see my passwords?
Access Management Tutorials
- How-To Access BitWarden
- How-To Setup Emergency Access
Password Management Tutorials
- How-To Save a Password
- How-To Access a Password
- How-To Update a Password
- How-To Move a Password to Collection
- How-To Share a Password or File
Advanced Password Management Tutorials
- How-To Fix BitWarden Providing the Wrong Account
- How-To Enable Autofill on Page Load
- How-To Utilize Custom Fields