I want to host a Vaultwarden (or Bitwarden if necessary) instance, but it keeps asking for a domain and a SSL certificate. I dont own a domain and dont want to enable port forwarding on my router to expose it to the outside.
Is it possible to host a instance only internally and access it via the IP or a domain set on my local DNS? How about SSL is it possible and/or necessary?
Buy an xyz domain for like $1. If you choose a domain that just 9 random numbers its super cheap.
So something like 123456789.xyz
Then setup a SWAG container with DNS challenge. Join vaultwarden into the same docker network as SWAG, then add an entry to your router to point to vaultwarden using a subdomain.
If it’s just a bunch of numbers, why not just use the ip address?
It makes SSL certs insanely easy. $1 a year is worth it to me to not have to deal with self signed certs.
TLS.
While technically you can use TLS with a self signed certificate, it creates additional problems with a public facing service. Only recommended for internal services.
Other than having accept a self signed certificate, what’s the problem to using the ip address? Mine hasn’t changed in years.
SSL