I currently use KeepassXC that is synced through NextCloud. The sync isn’t very elegant, especially on my phone. So I’m looking for a new password manager, which has a native server sync support that I can self host. What do y’all recommend? I need at least a phone app and a browser integration that can autofill.

  • RejZoR
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    505 months ago

    Bitwarden is excellent and the paid plan is very reasonable unlike with others.

  • Pasta Dental
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    25 months ago

    Proton pass if general UX and speed are important to you. Bitwarden if amount of features is important to you

    • Arkhive (they/she)
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      45 months ago

      I also use Unix pass and self host a git repo over Tailscale to keep it synced across devices. Works like a charm so long as I remember to push whenever I edit a password somewhere.

      • @[email protected]
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        25 months ago

        One of the big flaws of snapshot-based VCSs like get is the patch order mattering—which causes conflicts. I would love to see an alternative built on Darcs or Pijul with their Patch Theory-based VCS system that does not have the flaws Git does.

        • Arkhive (they/she)
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          Yeah agreed. I borked my repo a couple times and needed to rollback changes, re-sync everything, and resubmit changes. It was a bit scary, but that’s also kind of the beauty of the system, is it’s just files in a folder. I could move the conflicting files out, do a push/pull and then move the files back in and push. The biggest part is getting in the habit of doing a pull before I make any local changes on a device.

          I haven’t heard of the tools you mentioned, but you’ve got me curious, so I’ll definitely be looking into them and a potential fix. I’m sure I could automate things with some simple scripting, but until I make my final move off iOS I’m sort of stuck with the clunky Unix Pass app on that OS which causes most of my issues.

          Presumably you could just target the passwordstore folder with any version control, Unix Pass just has some git interaction built in.

  • Sonalder
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    45 months ago

    If you’re on Android I had seen a better UX for synching with the client Keepass2droid than with KeepassXC or KeepassDX.

    On iOS maybe try Keepassium.

    • @[email protected]
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      25 months ago

      I do the exact same thing as OP with KeepassDX at work and works pretty nice so far, since I gave KeepassDX the right acces rights on the nextxloud directory.

      What diferences have you figured out so far with Keepass2android in comparison ?

      • Sonalder
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        15 months ago

        Easier to setup sync for noobs, however this was years ago maybe it has changed since on DX

    • John Richard
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      55 months ago

      KeePassXC doesn’t have an official client, does it? Also, KeePassDX has a better UI IMO, is updated much more frequently & is on Fdroid.

      • Sonalder
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        25 months ago

        I was sure that KeePassXC had an Android client but it seems like my memory tricked me. I do prefer the overall UX of KeePassDX but when I tried several Android KeePass clients during the pandemic I remember that KePass2Droid had an easier Nextcloud sync setup than what KeePassDX offered.

  • @[email protected]
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    45 months ago

    I’ve been using Bitwarden for years now. Their free tier is amazing, they’re rarely down, and it’s open source with extensions and apps for every platform.

    I tried Proton Pass for a minute while Bitwarden was offline, but quickly ran back to Bitwarden. Proton’s extension kept logging out for some reason. I didn’t care enough to troubleshoot it.

  • @[email protected]
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    55 months ago

    Most here won’t like this answer. 1Password.

    I’ve used it for years and it just works well for me. Finally convinced my spouse to also use it a couple of years ago. Switching is not an option since it took years of convincing to make that happen.

  • youmaynotknow
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    25 months ago

    I used to be a rabid advocate of self hosting password managers, and was switching between Vaultwarden and KeepassXC every few months. But Proton offered a lifetime subscription to Proton Pass with unlimited Simple login aliases, and I bought it now use this exclusively.

  • @[email protected]
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    5 months ago

    Big fan of Keeppass + syncing program of choice. It has served me well for years. If you don’t like nextcloud pick a different syncing app.

  • @[email protected]
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    45 months ago

    There’s a lot of arguments for one solution or the other based on security or privacy, but let me present a different scenario:

    Imagine you’re in a natural disaster. Your home based self hosted server is down because of a general rolling network outage or just irrecoverably destroyed. Your offsite on the other side of the county is in a similar state. Can your cloud hosted backup be accessed at generic, public computer in a shelter or public building?

    Bitwarden can. It has specific instructions for doing so as safely as possible.

  • @[email protected]
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    565 months ago

    Have you tried syncthing? It works great with keepassxc.

    Vaultwarden is pretty easy to self host.

  • @[email protected]
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    65 months ago

    Keepass2android should be able to handle nextcloud sync from within the app so that might work better than on device sync. If your done with keepass bitwarden or proton pass are common alternatives

  • John Richard
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    KeePassXC. Despite a lot of room for improvement, overall it is pretty powerful & you don’t have to host a server. You can also sync your password file to cloud storage. With VaultWarden, it will store a cache of your passwords on your phone but you wont’ be able to update them away from home unless you also setup port forwarding, dynamic DNS, web server & all that.