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Your passwords. Your vault. Your infrastructure.

Self-hosted Bitwarden with full data sovereignty — EU-hosted, single-tenant, zero-knowledge encrypted. Enterprise credential management without putting your secrets on someone else's cloud.

Open-source. SOC 2 Type II certified infrastructure. GDPR-compliant.

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On-request / scoped service

Managed Bitwarden is available on request when it is part of a broader security or platform operations scope.

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Your vault data stays on your infrastructure

Single-tenant Bitwarden instance on EU servers. Passwords, secrets, and TOTP codes never touch Bitwarden's cloud or shared infrastructure.

Enterprise features included

SSO (Okta, Entra ID, Google, AD FS), SCIM directory sync, advanced audit logs, vault export controls, and custom policies — all managed for you.

Zero operational overhead

We handle Docker deployment, upgrades, backups, and monitoring. Your team gets Bitwarden Enterprise capabilities with no server to maintain.

Service playbook

From problem to operating evidence

Main content is structured like a case study: context first, scoped work next, then the operating changes and evidence a team can use after handoff.

Service briefThe solution: single-tenant Bitwarden on EU infrastructureWhat's includedBitwarden Enterprise licenseCompliance

The problem with Bitwarden.com SaaS

Bitwarden is the gold standard for open-source password management — but the hosted SaaS product creates real problems for teams with strict security or compliance requirements:

  • US-hosted vault: Your credentials, TOTP secrets, and secure notes live on Bitwarden's US cloud infrastructure
  • Shared infrastructure: Your vault data coexists with thousands of other organizations on shared servers
  • No data residency control: You cannot guarantee where your credentials are stored or processed
  • Third-party dependency: A Bitwarden service outage or acquisition event puts your team's credential access at risk
  • Compliance gaps: Many regulated industries and privacy-conscious organizations cannot accept third-party credential storage

For teams in finance, healthcare, automotive, or any organization with GDPR data sovereignty requirements, these are not minor concerns — they are blockers.

Case-study lens

Scoped

Problem, responsibility, and handoff boundaries before implementation.

Evidence

Dashboards, runbooks, reviews, and operating records over borrowed logos.

Outcomes

Conservative summaries focused on observable operational improvement.

EvidenceSection 01

The solution: single-tenant Bitwarden on EU infrastructure

Runbooks, dashboards, reviews, and handoff material make the work auditable.

We provision and operate dedicated Bitwarden instances on EU-based infrastructure using Docker. Your Bitwarden is yours alone:

  • Single-tenant: Dedicated server for your organization — no shared compute, storage, or network with other customers
  • EU-hosted: Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Helsinki, or any EU region of your choice
  • Your domain: vault.yourcompany.com with SSL and custom branding
  • Zero-knowledge architecture: End-to-end encryption means even we cannot read your vault data
ScopeSection 02

What's included

The work is broken into visible capabilities, acceptance points, and handoff artifacts.

What changes

Infrastructure hosting

  • Dedicated EU server provisioned and configured for your Bitwarden instance
  • SSL certificate with your custom domain (e.g., vault.yourcompany.com)
  • Network-level isolation and firewall configuration

What changes

Docker management

  • Initial Bitwarden Docker deployment and configuration
  • Rolling zero-downtime upgrades as new Bitwarden versions are released
  • Container health monitoring and automatic restarts

What changes

Backups and recovery

  • Daily encrypted backups with 30-day retention
  • Tested restore procedures so recovery is fast and reliable
  • Backup storage in a separate EU region from your primary instance

What changes

Monitoring and operations

  • 24/7 uptime monitoring with alerting
  • Proactive capacity management as your user count grows
  • Incident response for any service disruptions

What changes

SSO and directory sync setup

  • Initial configuration of SSO (Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace, AD FS)
  • SCIM directory sync setup for automatic user provisioning and deprovisioning
  • Ongoing SSO and SCIM support as your identity provider changes
OutcomeSection 03

Bitwarden Enterprise license

Expected changes are framed as practical operating improvements, not unsupported guarantees.

Bitwarden Enterprise is required to enable SSO, SCIM, advanced audit logs, and policy enforcement. The license is $6/user/month, billed directly by Bitwarden or invoiced through us.

What Bitwarden Enterprise adds:

  • SSO: SAML 2.0 / OIDC integration with your identity provider
  • SCIM: Automatic user provisioning and group sync from Entra ID, Okta, or Google
  • Advanced audit logs: Full event log of vault access, sharing, and admin actions
  • Vault export controls: Prevent users from exporting vault data
  • Custom policies: Enforce master password requirements, 2FA, and more

Our infrastructure management fee covers the server hosting, Docker ops, backups, monitoring, and SSO/SCIM setup — not the Bitwarden license itself.

EvidenceSection 04

Compliance

Runbooks, dashboards, reviews, and handoff material make the work auditable.

  • GDPR: We provide a Data Processing Agreement (DPA). Your vault data stays in the EU.
  • SOC 2 Type II: Our infrastructure providers hold SOC 2 Type II certification.
  • Data residency: You choose the EU region; vault data does not leave it.
  • Open source: Bitwarden's full codebase is public on GitHub and independently audited. No proprietary black-box components.
Operating modelSection 05

Open-source advantage

Responsibilities, response paths, and technical changes are made explicit before work starts.

Bitwarden is the only major password manager with a fully open-source codebase — client apps, server, and CLI are all auditable on GitHub. This matters because:

  • Independent security researchers can (and do) audit the code
  • You are not trusting a proprietary encryption implementation
  • If Bitwarden ever changes direction, the open-source foundation means community forks can maintain compatibility
  • You can verify exactly what code is running on your self-hosted instance
Next stepSection 06

Related services

Decision points and common questions are made explicit so follow-up work is scoped cleanly.

  • Sovereign Productivity Suite — Self-hosted Zimbra, OnlyOffice, and Nextcloud for teams that want full data sovereignty across email, documents, and file storage
  • Certificate Management — Automated TLS certificate lifecycle for your Bitwarden and other self-hosted services
  • Security Audit — Comprehensive security posture assessment including credential management practices

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How we compare

FeatureDIY / In-HouseUsEnterprise Vendor
Data residency in EU
Single-tenant vault
GDPR supportYour responsibilityEvidence supportPartial
Operational overheadHighNoneNone
SSO / SCIMManual setupIncludedIncluded
Audit logsSelf-managedIncludedIncluded
Open-source / auditable
Custom domain

Pricing

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