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>Genuine question, in what scenario is the self hosting setup and maintenance worth it?

Maybe if you're a huge org with a dedicated security team and so on, which could easily handle managing such service. I guess at a certain point it would bring cost savings at a scale in comparison to using Bitwarden, where it costs per team member or seat. Inhouse team has fixed costs in comparison.

Of course for smaller orgs or individuals there is little sense in hosting security software yourself. No way you're going to have enough time to manage the service and keep it secure, which is where almost all of such software's value is derived from.



The official Bitwarden server is also available for self hosting. For larger orgs this is probably the way to go instead of Vaultwarden.

The official server needs a lot of different services and resources, so it’s not suitable for smaller deployments.


The official server has a simplified deployment approach in beta that gives a very Vaultwarden-like experience for smaller deployments. https://bitwarden.com/help/install-and-deploy-unified-beta/




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