How to Install Vaultwarden on NixOS Latest

Vaultwarden is a popular open-source password manager that lets you store all of your digital credentials securely. It is available for multiple platforms, including NixOS. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Vaultwarden on NixOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A system running NixOS latest
  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • A terminal application installed

Step 1: Install Git

Vaultwarden is hosted on GitHub and requires Git to be installed on your system. If Git is not already installed, you can install it by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo nix-env -i git

Step 2: Clone the Repository

Next, clone the Vaultwarden repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden.git

This will create a new directory called vaultwarden in your current directory.

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Vaultwarden has a few dependencies that must be installed before you can build and run it. To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -i rust openssl

Step 4: Build Vaultwarden

Now that you have all the dependencies installed, you can build Vaultwarden by running the following command:

cd vaultwarden
cargo build --release

This will take some time to complete. Once the build process is finished, you will find the Vaultwarden binary at target/release/vaultwarden.

Step 5: Run Vaultwarden

To run Vaultwarden, you’ll need to create a configuration file first. You can do this by running the following command:

cp ./contrib/config-example.toml ./config.toml

Next, edit the config.toml file and make the necessary changes, such as specifying the database location, setting up SSL, etc. Once you’ve made all the changes, you can start Vaultwarden by running the following command:

./target/release/vaultwarden

By default, Vaultwarden will run on port 3012. You can access it by visiting http://localhost:3012 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Vaultwarden on NixOS latest. If you encountered any issues during the installation process, don't hesitate to check out the official documentation available on the Vaultwarden GitHub repository.