> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kombify.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Passwords

> Run a password vault for your household with Vaultwarden and Bitwarden clients

<Info>
  Evidence state (2026-09-17, v0.35.0): Passwords with Vaultwarden is
  `supported` on the public v0.35.0 archive. A lifecycle run on Ubuntu 24.04
  amd64 (Basement Kit, standalone) passed install, init, generate, apply,
  setup-vault, verify, backup, isolated restore, and restore activation. The
  application-level readback after restore is pending. The owner setup
  prepares an invitation only; the account is complete once an official
  Bitwarden client registers it.
</Info>

Passwords gives your household a password vault on a host you operate. Vaultwarden runs the vault, and each person reaches it with a Bitwarden client. The release catalog calls this use case Password Vault and delivers it as the optional `vault` workload. The initial Basement and Cloud StackSpecs do not select it.

## Applications

<Card title="Vaultwarden" icon="vault" href="/stackkits/apps/vaultwarden">
  The Bitwarden-compatible server behind Passwords: released contract, owner setup and client enrollment.
</Card>

## Before you start

* Decide who gets an account and which registration policy you want.
* Keep recovery material outside the server.
* Confirm that your backups cover the Vaultwarden data volume, and practice a restore before the vault holds secrets you cannot recreate.

## Set it up

Select the workload and complete the owner setup on the [Vaultwarden](/stackkits/apps/vaultwarden) page. The vault is ready for a person once they register in a Bitwarden client, sign in, and create and sync one entry.