Backup and Restore Procedures for Vaultwarden Backing up Vaultwarden is crucial to ensure the security and availability of your sensitive data. Vaultwarden, being a self-hosted password manager, stores all your passwords, personal information, and other sensitive credentials. In the event of data corruption, accidental deletion or hardware failure, having a reliable backup can mean the difference between a minor inconvenience and a catastrophic data loss.
To create backups I chose Duplicati.
Public access to our Vaultwarden instance In the last article we set up a Vaultwarden instance in a container with Podman, nicely integrated with systemd. The container is running as an unprivileged user and starts at boottime. Nice!
Now we need to make Vaultwarden accessible over the Internet. There are many solutions to solve this challenge. We could set up portforwarding on our edge device to a reverse proxy like Caddy, Nginx or Traefik.
Automated Installation of Vaultwarden Overview of what will be covered In this article, we will dive into the automated installation process of Vaultwarden using Ansible on Red Hat-like systems such as AlmaLinux, CentOS, or Rocky Linux. This includes setting up Vaultwarden securely within Podman containers, configuring essential parameters like user management and environment variables, and ensuring seamless integration with systemd using Quadlets. We will explore how automation streamlines the deployment process, enhances consistency, and reduces the likelihood of errors.
Effective password management is crucial in today's digital landscape where security threats are increasingly sophisticated. Vaultwarden offers a robust solution for safeguarding passwords, making it a valuable tool for individuals and organizations alike. This series focuses on automating the deployment and management of Vaultwarden using Ansible on Red Hat-like systems such as AlmaLinux, CentOS, and Rocky Linux. Administrators can ensure consistent setup and enhanced security by automating these processes while leveraging complementary technologies like Podman, Quadlets, Duplicati, and Cloudflare Tunnel. This introduction sets the stage for exploring how to establish a secure and efficient password management solution through automated deployment strategies.