echo6-docs/archive/projects/vaultwarden-deployment.md

Vaultwarden Deployment

Deployed: 2026-02-05 Location: Contabo VPS (5.189.158.149 / 100.64.0.1) URL: https://vault.echo6.co

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Service Details

Setting	Value
Container	vaultwarden
Image	vaultwarden/server:latest
Port	127.0.0.1:8086 (web), 127.0.0.1:3012 (websocket)
Data	/opt/vaultwarden/data
Config	/opt/vaultwarden/.env
SSO	Authentik (enabled)
Signups	Disabled (invite-only)

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Access

Method	URL
Web Vault	https://vault.echo6.co
Admin Panel	https://vault.echo6.co/admin
SSO Login	"Enterprise Single Sign-On" button

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Configuration Files

Docker Compose (/opt/vaultwarden/docker-compose.yml)

services:
  vaultwarden:
    image: vaultwarden/server:latest
    container_name: vaultwarden
    restart: unless-stopped
    env_file:
      - .env
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:8086:80"
      - "127.0.0.1:3012:3012"
    volumes:
      - ./data:/data
    environment:
      - TZ=America/Boise

Environment (.env)

# Admin
ADMIN_TOKEN=<see credentials file>
DOMAIN=https://vault.echo6.co

# Security
SIGNUPS_ALLOWED=false
INVITATIONS_ALLOWED=true
SHOW_PASSWORD_HINT=false

# WebSocket
WEBSOCKET_ENABLED=true

# SSO (Authentik)
SSO_ENABLED=true
SSO_ONLY=false
SSO_CLIENT_ID=vaultwarden
SSO_CLIENT_SECRET=<see credentials file>
SSO_AUTHORITY=https://auth.echo6.co/application/o/vaultwarden/
SSO_PKCE=true
SSO_SCOPES="openid email profile offline_access"

# Timezone
TZ=America/Boise
LOG_LEVEL=info

Caddy Site Block

vault.echo6.co {
    reverse_proxy /notifications/hub 127.0.0.1:3012
    reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:8086
}

dnsmasq Split DNS

address=/vault.echo6.co/100.64.0.1

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Authentik SSO Configuration

Provider Settings (pk=3)

Setting	Value
Name	Vaultwarden
Client ID	vaultwarden
Client Type	Confidential
Redirect URI	https://vault.echo6.co/identity/connect/oidc-signin
Signing Key	authentik Internal JWT Certificate (RS256)
Access Token Validity	1 hour
Refresh Token Validity	30 days

Scopes

• openid - Required for OIDC
• email - User email
• profile - User profile
• offline_access - Refresh tokens

OIDC Endpoints

Endpoint	URL
Discovery	https://auth.echo6.co/application/o/vaultwarden/.well-known/openid-configuration
JWKS	https://auth.echo6.co/application/o/vaultwarden/jwks/
Authorize	https://auth.echo6.co/application/o/authorize/
Token	https://auth.echo6.co/application/o/token/

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Troubleshooting

SSO Login Loop

Symptom: After SSO auth, redirects back to login screen.

Causes:

1. Access token too short (< 5 min)
2. Missing offline_access scope (no refresh token)
3. Missing signing key (empty JWKS)

Fix:

# Check Authentik provider settings via ak shell
docker exec authentik-server ak shell -c "
from authentik.providers.oauth2.models import OAuth2Provider
p = OAuth2Provider.objects.get(name='Vaultwarden')
print(f'Access Token: {p.access_token_validity}')
print(f'Signing Key: {p.signing_key}')
print(f'Scopes: {list(p.property_mappings.values_list(\"scope_name\", flat=True))}')"

SSO Discovery Error

Symptom: "Failed to discover OpenID provider: Failed to parse server response"

Causes:

1. Empty JWKS endpoint (no signing key)
2. Missing property mappings

Fix: Add signing key and scopes to Authentik provider.

View Logs

# Vaultwarden
docker logs vaultwarden --tail 100 2>&1 | grep -i -E "sso|error"

# Authentik
docker logs authentik-server --tail 100 2>&1 | grep -i vaultwarden

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Maintenance

Restart Service

ssh root@5.189.158.149
cd /opt/vaultwarden
docker compose restart

Update Image

ssh root@5.189.158.149
cd /opt/vaultwarden
docker compose pull
docker compose up -d

Backup Data

# Stop container first
docker compose stop
tar -czf vaultwarden-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz data/
docker compose start

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Credentials Reference

All credentials stored in /home/zvx/projects/.ref/credentials:

VAULTWARDEN_URL
VAULTWARDEN_ADMIN_TOKEN
VAULTWARDEN_ADMIN_URL
VAULTWARDEN_OIDC_PROVIDER_ID
VAULTWARDEN_OIDC_CLIENT_ID
VAULTWARDEN_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET
VAULTWARDEN_OIDC_ISSUER

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Last updated: 2026-02-05