Connect Clients to your Instance
By default, Bitwarden clients will connect to Bitwarden-hosted servers, but any client application can be configured to connect to your self-hosted Bitwarden instance instead.
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If you are trying to connect to a Bitwarden-hosted server, but your client is attempting to connect to a self-hosted instance, select bitwarden.com or bitwarden.eu from the Logging in on menu.
To connect a browser extension to your self-hosted server:
On the login or registration screen, select the Logging in on dropdown and choose the Self-hosted option.
![Self-hosted server selection]()
Self-hosted server selection In the Server URL field, enter the domain name for your server with
https://(for example,https://my.bitwarden.domain.com).Select Save.
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Users with unique setups can specify the URL of each service independently in the Custom Environment section.
To connect a mobile app to your self-hosted server:
On the login or registration screen, select the Logging in on dropdown and choose the Self-hosted option.
![Server selection mobile]()
Server selection mobile In the Server URL field, enter the domain name for your server with
https://(for example,https://my.bitwarden.domain.com).Select Save.
tip
Users with unique setups can specify the URL of each service independently in the Custom Environment section.
Each account that's logged in to your desktop app can be connected to a different server. To connect an account to your self-hosted server:
On the login or registration screen, select the Logging in on dropdown and choose the Self-hosted option.
![Server selection desktop]()
Server selection desktop In the Server URL field, enter the domain name for your server with
https://(for example,https://my.bitwarden.domain.com).Select Save.
tip
Users with unique setups can specify the URL of each service independently in the Custom Environment section.
To connect the CLI to your self-hosted server:
Logout using the
bw logoutcommand.Use the following command to connect the CLI to your self-hosted server:
bw config server https://your.bw.domain.comUsers with unique setups can specify the URL of each service independently using the following commands:
bw config server --web-vault <url> bw config server --api <url> bw config server --identity <url> bw config server --icons <url> bw config server --notifications <url> bw config server --events <url> bw config server --key-connector <url>