Currently I manage my passwords in an archaic but secure way, which is simply to synchronize a directory where I have my Keepass database between my devices, and I say archaic but secure because even if my Nextcloud server hosted on a VPS explode (where I have the database stored) I still have the databases stored locally, so I don’t lose anything.
I am currently interested in self hosting Vaultwarden although my biggest drawback is the fact that if my VPS were to fail for example I would not be able to access my database and if I lose access to the database I lose access to all my passwords. a pretty bad scenario.
So I have a question, what can I do to prevent that from happening? Apart from hosting everything on my own hardware of course, for now I prefer to use VPS for different reasons.
The bitwarden client caches the database locally, so you can still access your credentials even if your server is down.
Scrolled deep to find this correct answer. Idk why people backup vaultwardens database somewhere and often.
I had a crash on the machine where vaultwarden ran. I just did a backup on a connected client “after” the crash. Saved all and rebuild a new vaultwarden, simply import and it runs perfectly without a loss. The server is mostly just a bloated secure syncthing. All data is stored in the apps, too.