# Self-Hosted Secrets

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/316/
> Safely host your own password database using totally open source software. We cover BitWarden, our top choice to solve this problem.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 316
- Date: 2019-08-27
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent, chzbacon
- Guests: popey, alex, brent, dan-lynch, ell
- Duration: 00:55:22
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/8b7de454-ca13-4453-b248-5bca20858bbf.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/UQiJkiUeUuo





### Episode Links

  * [low-memory-monitor: new project announcement](http://www.hadess.net/2019/08/low-memory-monitor-new-project.html "low-memory-monitor: new project announcement") — low-memory-monitor, as its name implies, monitors the amount of free physical memory on the system and will shoot off signals to interested user-space applications, usually session managers, or sandboxing helpers, when that memory runs low, making it possible for applications to shrink their memory footprints before it's too late either to recover a usable system, or avoid taking a performance hit. 
  * [Fedora Switching To The BFQ I/O Scheduler For Better Responsiveness & Throughput - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-Switching-To-BFQ "Fedora Switching To The BFQ I/O Scheduler For Better Responsiveness & Throughput - Phoronix") — Following Chromebooks switching to BFQ and other distributions weighing this I/O scheduler for better responsiveness while maintaining good throughput capabilities, beginning with Fedora 31 there will be BFQ used as well. 
  * [Pinebook Preorders](https://twitter.com/thepine64/status/1165408809621368833 "Pinebook Preorders") — Public #Pinebook Pro pre-orders start in the morning PDT (California, USA Time) August 25. The NEXT pre-order window will be mid-September; so don't worry if you won't get a pre-order now, it won't be a long wait for the next pre-order window.
  * [LINUX Unplugged - Blog - Summer Sprint 2019](https://linuxunplugged.com/articles/summer-sprint-2019 "LINUX Unplugged - Blog - Summer Sprint 2019") — Working remotely certainly has its advantages and I love the ability to sit in the comfort of my own home doing work I’m passionate about. That being said, I think it’s equally important to spend time together in meat space. There really is nothing like looking across the table at your co-workers while you try to flush out new ideas, make important decisions, or just share a meal. Not to mention, Washington is beautiful this time of the year...
  * [Subscribe to Self Hosted](https://selfhosted.show/subscribe "Subscribe to Self Hosted") — Discover new software and hardware to get the best out of your network, control smart devices, and secure your data on cloud services. Self Hosted is a chat show between Chris and Alex two long-time "self hosters" who share their lessons and take you on the journey of their new ones.
  * [Self Hosted Coming Soon](https://selfhosted.show/0 "Self Hosted Coming Soon") — Self Hosted Teaser
  * [OGGCAMP 19 - OggCamp 19](https://oggcamp.org/ "OGGCAMP 19 - OggCamp 19") — We’re at The Manchester Conference Centre in the Pendulum Hotel near Picadilly Station the weekend of October 19th and 20th 2019. 
  * [Jupiter Extras](https://extras.show/ "Jupiter Extras") — New ideas, great interviews, events, and other content you will love. We bring you the Extras. 
  * [Texas Cyber Summit](https://www.texascybersummit.org/ "Texas Cyber Summit") — October 10th-12th, 2019 at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonion
  * [Kyle Spearrin's GitHub](https://github.com/kspearrin "Kyle Spearrin's GitHub")
  * [Behind the scenes with the Bitwarden password manager | Opensource.com](https://opensource.com/article/18/3/behind-scenes-bitwarden "Behind the scenes with the Bitwarden password manager | Opensource.com") — I've used password management tools for years. I became frustrated by the complexity and barrier to entry many of the existing solutions offered. There was also a lack of quality, open source solutions available. I thought things could be done better and that there was great value in doing so. 
  * [Install Bitwarden for Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/bitwarden "Install Bitwarden for Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft") — Bitwarden is the easiest and safest way to store all of your logins and passwords while conveniently keeping them synced between all of your devices. 
  * [bitwarden/cli: The command line vault (Windows, macOS, & Linux).](https://github.com/bitwarden/cli "bitwarden/cli: The command line vault \(Windows, macOS, & Linux\).") — The Bitwarden CLI is a powerful, full-featured command-line interface (CLI) tool to access and manage a Bitwarden vault. The CLI is written with TypeScript and Node.js and can be run on Windows, macOS, and Linux distributions. 
  * [bitwarden/mobile: The mobile app vault (iOS and Android).](https://github.com/bitwarden/mobile "bitwarden/mobile: The mobile app vault \(iOS and Android\).") — The Bitwarden mobile application is written in C# with Xamarin Android, Xamarin iOS, and Xamarin Forms. 
  * [Bitwarden on F-Droid](https://mobileapp.bitwarden.com/fdroid/ "Bitwarden on F-Droid")
  * [‎Bitwarden Password Manager on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitwarden-password-manager/id1137397744 "‎Bitwarden Password Manager on the App Store")
  * [Bitwarden Password Manager - Apps on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.x8bit.bitwarden&hl=en_US "Bitwarden Password Manager - Apps on Google Play")
  * [Bitwarden—Linux Apps on Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.bitwarden.desktop "Bitwarden—Linux Apps on Flathub")
  * [Import your data from LastPass | Bitwarden Help & Support](https://help.bitwarden.com/article/import-from-lastpass/ "Import your data from LastPass | Bitwarden Help & Support")
  * [Why should I trust Bitwarden with my passwords? | Bitwarden Help & Support](https://help.bitwarden.com/article/why-should-i-trust-bitwarden/ "Why should I trust Bitwarden with my passwords? | Bitwarden Help & Support")
  * [What are organizations? | Bitwarden Help & Support](https://help.bitwarden.com/article/what-is-an-organization/ "What are organizations? | Bitwarden Help & Support")
  * [dani-garcia/bitwarden_rs: Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust](https://github.com/dani-garcia/bitwarden_rs "dani-garcia/bitwarden_rs: Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust") — This is a Bitwarden server API implementation written in Rust compatible with upstream Bitwarden clients*, perfect for self-hosted deployment where running the official resource-heavy service might not be ideal. 
  * [Starting a Container · dani-garcia/bitwarden_rs Wiki](https://github.com/dani-garcia/bitwarden_rs/wiki/Starting-a-Container "Starting a Container · dani-garcia/bitwarden_rs Wiki")
  * [Manage your passwords with Bitwarden and Podman - Fedora Magazine](https://fedoramagazine.org/manage-your-passwords-with-bitwarden-and-podman/ "Manage your passwords with Bitwarden and Podman - Fedora Magazine") — You can also sync your passwords across devices if you have a cloud-based password manager like LastPass, 1Password, or Dashlane. Unfortunately, none of these products are open source. Luckily there are open source alternatives available. 
  * [Installing and deploying | Bitwarden Help & Support](https://help.bitwarden.com/article/install-on-premise/ "Installing and deploying | Bitwarden Help & Support")
  * [Bitwarden Completes Third-party Security Audit - Bitwarden Blog](https://blog.bitwarden.com/bitwarden-completes-third-party-security-audit-c1cc81b6d33 "Bitwarden Completes Third-party Security Audit - Bitwarden Blog")
  * [Wayland Buddies | LINUX Unplugged 315 : linuxunplugged](https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxunplugged/comments/ctijdh/wayland_buddies_linux_unplugged_315/ "Wayland Buddies | LINUX Unplugged 315 : linuxunplugged") — A lot of the "Wayland is really smooth" talk really means "Mutter is really smooth", since it's gnome-shell's compositor Mutter that has to implement everything which Xorg used to do. 
  * [aguinet/usbtop: usbtop is a top-like utility that shows an estimated instantaneous bandwidth on USB buses and devices.](https://github.com/aguinet/usbtop "aguinet/usbtop: usbtop is a top-like utility that shows an estimated instantaneous bandwidth on USB buses and devices.")



