Overview

Simple self hosted password generator Simple self hosted password generator. Contribute to jocxfin/pwgen development by creating an account on GitHub. The project has 85 GitHub stars and is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

User Interface: Display the generated password or passphrase in a user-friendly interface with the option to copy it to the clipboard.
Security Check: Check all generated passwords and passphrases against the haveibeenpwned database using their API to ensure users are not shown a compromised password.
Offline Mode: Added a feature to disable checking passwords against the haveibeenpwned API, suitable for instances running in isolated networks or where external API access is unnecessary.
Environment Variable Configuration for Password/Passphrase Defaults: Functionality to allow users to define default settings for password and passphrase generation using environment variables.
- Environment Variable Customization: Configure default settings for password and passphrase generation through environment variables.
Local Settings Storage: Ability to save all generation settings in a browser cookie for persistence between visits. This can be toggled on or off by the user.
Security Checks: Validates all generated passwords and passphrases against the haveibeenpwned database to ensure they haven’t been previously compromised.
Offline Mode: Provides an option to disable online checks against the haveibeenpwned API, ideal for isolated networks or enhanced privacy needs.
Multiple Generation: Generates up to 5 passwords or passphrases simultaneously, configurable via an environment variable (MULTI_GEN=true).
Language Dropdown Control: Allows the disabling of the language dropdown menu through an environment variable (PP_HIDE_LANG=true), simplifying the UI based on user preference.

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

docker, mobile app, multi language, offline mode, pwa, rest api.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Integrations & APIs

REST API

Localization & Accessibility

Multi-Language / i18n

Mobile & Desktop

Mobile App
Offline Mode
Progressive Web App (PWA)

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