Setting Up Bitwarden Admin Portal » History » Version 3
Gareth Eaton, 08/26/2023 12:44 PM
1 | 1 | Gareth Eaton | h1. Setting Up Bitwarden Admin Portal |
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4 | 1. Create the necessary directory: |
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6 | Open a terminal on your server and execute: |
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9 | sudo mkdir /opt/bitwarden_data/env |
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12 | 2. Create and edit the `global.override.env` file: |
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14 | Use the following command to open the file for editing: |
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16 | nano /opt/bitwarden_data/env/global.override.env |
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19 | Add the following line to the file: |
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21 | [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] |
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24 | Save the file and exit the text editor. |
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26 | 3. Generate an Admin Token: |
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28 | Generate a random Admin Token using the following command: |
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31 | openssl rand -base64 40 |
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33 | Copy the generated token for later use. |
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35 | 4. Edit the Docker Compose configuration: |
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37 | Open the `docker-compose.yml` file in a text editor: |
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40 | nano /opt/bitwarden/docker-compose.yml |
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43 | 5. Configure the Admin Token: |
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45 | In the `bitwarden` service section, add the `ADMIN_TOKEN` environment variable and paste the previously generated token as the value: |
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50 | <pre> |
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51 | # ... other environment variables ... |
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52 | - ADMIN_TOKEN=pasteGeneratedTokenHere # Add this line for Admin Token |
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54 | - /opt/bitwarden_data:/data |
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55 | 2 | Gareth Eaton | - /opt/bitwarden_data/env/global.override.env:/bwdata/env/global.override.env # Add this line for Admin Panle |
56 | 1 | Gareth Eaton | # Other configuration options for the Bitwarden service |
57 | </pre> |
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60 | Save the file and exit the text editor. |
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62 | 6. Restart Containers: |
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64 | Apply the changes by restarting the containers: |
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66 | docker-compose down |
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67 | docker-compose up -d |
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70 | 7. Access the Admin Portal: |
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72 | 3 | Gareth Eaton | Open a web browser and go to your Bitwarden instance's URL followed by `/admin`. For example, `https://bitwarden.eximple.com/admin`. |
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74 | 3 | Gareth Eaton | Use the previously generated `ADMIN_TOKEN` to log in to the Admin Portal. |
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76 | By following these steps, you will successfully enable and configure the Bitwarden Admin Portal using the provided Admin Token. |