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Rubywarden

Experimental Ruby implementation of the Bitwarden API

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This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained password managers alternative.

Rubywarden is an unofficial, self-hosted server that implements the Bitwarden API in Ruby, allowing Bitwarden clients to sync against a private backend. It is a lightweight alternative server for personal and small deployments.

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Key features

  • Bitwarden-compatible API
  • Works with official clients
  • Lightweight Ruby stack
  • SQLite storage

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Simple personal deployment
  • Compatible with Bitwarden apps

Trade-offs

  • Explicitly experimental
  • Not recommended for large teams

Is Rubywarden secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Rubywarden's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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