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Get Started with the Web App

Get Started

The Bitwarden web app provides the richest Bitwarden experience for personal users and organizations. Many important functions such as setting up two-step login or administering an organization must be done from the web app.

 

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The web app is accessible from any modern web browser at vault.bitwarden.com and vault.bitwarden.eu. If you are self-hosting Bitwarden, access to the web app will be located at your configured domain, for example https://vault.revivenovi.org.

 

Password Manager web app
Password Manager web app

When you first log in to your web app, you'll land on the All vaults view. This space will list all vault items, including 

.

First steps

In the previous screenshot, the All vaults view is displaying  All Items in all vaults. Members of 

 will have other vaults listed here. Using the Filters column, you can organize your vault into Favorites and Folders.

 

Let's start by setting up a new folder and adding a new login to it:

Create a folder

To create a folder:

  1. Select the + New button and choose Folder from the dropdown:

    New folder
    New folder

     

  2. Enter a name (for example, Important Logins) for your folder and select Save.

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    For a cleaner vault, you can

    nest folders inside other folders
    .

     


Add a login

To add a new login item:

  1. Select the + New button and choose Login from the dropdown.

  2. Enter an Item name. Names will help you easily identify items in your vault, so give this item a recognizable one (for example, My Gmail Account).

  3. From the Folder dropdown, select the name of the folder you want to add this item to (for example, the Important Logins folder we created earlier).

  4. Enter your Username and Password. For now, enter your existing password. We will help you

    replace it with a stronger password
    later.

     

  5. In the Website (URI) field, enter the URL of the website (for example, https://accounts.google.com). If you don't know what URL to use, navigate to the website's login screen and copy it from your address bar.

    Locating URLs
    Locating URLs

  6. Select the  Favorite icon to add this item to your favorites. The icon will fill-in ( → ) when it is a favorite.

  7. Nice work! Select the Save button to finish adding this item.

Generate a strong password

Now that a new login is saved in your vault, improve its security by replacing the existing password with a stronger one:

  1. In your vault, select the item you want to secure to open it and select the Edit button.

  2. In a new tab or window, open the corresponding website and login to your account.

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If you entered something in the URI 1 field, click the  Launch icon to open it directly from your vault.

  1. On that website, navigate to the area where you can Change your password.

    Typically, you can find this in a Your Account, Security, Sign in Settings, or Login Settings section.

  2. Most websites require you to enter your Current password first. Return to your vault and select the  Copy icon next to the Password field. Then, return to the website and paste it into the Current password field.

    You might have the old password memorized, but it's a good idea to get in the habit of copying and pasting your password. This is how you will be logging in once your password is replaced with a stronger one.

  3. Return to your vault and click the  Generate icon next to the Password field. You will be asked whether you want to overwrite the current password, so select Yes to proceed.

    This will replace your Password with a randomly generated strong password. Moving from a password like Fido1234 to X@Ln@x9J@&u@5n##B can stop a hacker.

  4. Copy your new password with the same  Copy icon you used earlier, and select the Save button.

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Don't worry about overwriting your existing password! If something goes wrong, Bitwarden stores a

Password history

 of the last five passwords for every login.

 

  1. Return to the other website and paste your strong password in the New Password and Confirm new password fields.

  2. Once you Save the password change, you are finished!

Import your data

Good news! You don't need to repeat this process for every login if you have usernames and passwords saved in a web browser or other password manager. Use one of our specialized import guides for help transferring your data from:

Secure your vault

Now that your vault is full of data, let's take some steps to protect it by setting up two-step login. Two-step login requires you to verify your identity when logging in using an additional token, usually retrieved from a different device.

There are many

for two-step login, but the recommended method for a free Bitwarden account is using a mobile device authenticator app such as 

:

 

 

  1. Download Bitwarden Authenticator on your mobile device.

  2. In the Bitwarden web app, select Settings → Security → Two-step login from the navigation:

    Two-step login
    Two-step login

     

  3. Locate the Authenticator App option and select Manage:

    Two-step login providers
    Two-step login providers

    You'll be prompted to enter your master password to continue.

  4. On your mobile device, open Bitwarden Authenticator and tap the  button.

  5. Scan the QR code located in your web app using Bitwarden Authenticator. Once scanned, Bitwarden Authenticator will display a six-digit verification code.

  6. Enter the six-digit verification code into the dialog box in your web app, and select the Enable button.

  7. Select the Close button to return to the Two-step login screen, and select the View Recovery Code button.

    Your recovery code can be used in the event that you lose your mobile device. This is a critical step to ensure you don't ever get locked out of your vault, so don't skip it!

  8. Enter your master password and select the Continue button to get your recovery code.

    Example recovery code
    Example recovery code

     

Save your recovery code in the way that makes the most sense for you. Believe it or not, printing your recovery code and keeping it somewhere safe is one of the best ways to make sure that the code is not vulnerable to theft or inadvertent deletion.

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