Some image links are broken when using a base directory other than the server root #1130

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OVERLORD · 2025-10-09T17:04:52+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2025-10-09 17:04:52 +03:00

Originally created by @rohanshekhar on GitHub.

Subject of the issue

Image reference "totp-countdown.png" is broken when DOMAIN base directory is set to something other than the root directory.

Deployment environment

vaultwarden version: latest

Install method: Docker Image
Clients used: Desktop
Reverse proxy and version: Nginx
Other relevant details:

Steps to reproduce

Log into the web interface and open any saved password.

Expected behaviour

The image totp-countdown.png to the right of the Authenticator Key field should be displayed.

Actual behaviour

The image reference is broken. When inspecting the element, it shows a relative path "../../images/totp-countdown.png" which moves it to a top-level directory above the bitwarden base directory (which in my case has the structure https://example.com/bitwarden/).

Troubleshooting data

The image seems to be referenced somewhere inside the angular app. Tried to rewrite "../../images/" to "./images" using the http sub module in Nginx but it seems not to modify the resulting HTML. As a workaround, I've used an ugly hack to rewrite /images/ to /bitwarden/images but this makes the subfolder unavailable to other docker containers.

Originally created by @rohanshekhar on GitHub.   ### Subject of the issue Image reference "totp-countdown.png" is broken when DOMAIN base directory is set to something other than the root directory. ### Deployment environment     * vaultwarden version: latest  * Install method: Docker Image * Clients used: Desktop * Reverse proxy and version: Nginx * Other relevant details: ### Steps to reproduce Log into the web interface and open any saved password. ### Expected behaviour The image totp-countdown.png to the right of the Authenticator Key field should be displayed. <img width="559" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/29293499/170811295-2bb54306-a397-4978-9106-ceba815f05dc.png"> ### Actual behaviour The image reference is broken. When inspecting the element, it shows a relative path "../../images/totp-countdown.png" which moves it to a top-level directory above the bitwarden base directory (which in my case has the structure https://example.com/bitwarden/). ### Troubleshooting data The image seems to be referenced somewhere inside the angular app. Tried to rewrite "../../images/" to "./images" using the http sub module in Nginx but it seems not to modify the resulting HTML. As a workaround, I've used an ugly hack to rewrite /images/ to /bitwarden/images but this makes the subfolder unavailable to other docker containers.

OVERLORD closed this issue

2025-10-09 17:04:54 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2025-10-09 17:04:55 +03:00

@BlackDex commented on GitHub:

I'm afraid that isn't something we can fix on our side that easily.
We probably need to check the upstream code from Bitwarden and fix it there.

@BlackDex commented on GitHub: I'm afraid that isn't something we can fix on our side that easily. We probably need to check the upstream code from Bitwarden and fix it there.

OVERLORD commented

2025-10-09 17:04:55 +03:00

@rohanshekhar commented on GitHub:

Thanks @BlackDex , I checked nginx subdirectory examples and my configuration is identical. It seems everything else works fine except for the image source for "totp-countdown.png". I know it's just cosmetic, but I'm fairly sure that the image url should not have two directory level-ups in it. I've inspected the element as shown below. Of course, "../../images/totp-countdown.png" will have no impact when vaultwarden runs on the server root, since you can only change directory a single level up before hitting root. However, when running vaultwarden in a subdirectory, it points to one level above that subdirectory, so the image cannot be found.

@rohanshekhar commented on GitHub: Thanks @BlackDex , I checked nginx subdirectory examples and my configuration is identical. It seems everything else works fine except for the image source for "totp-countdown.png". I know it's just cosmetic, but I'm fairly sure that the image url should not have two directory level-ups in it. I've inspected the element as shown below. Of course, "../../images/totp-countdown.png" will have no impact when vaultwarden runs on the server root, since you can only change directory a single level up before hitting root. However, when running vaultwarden in a subdirectory, it points to one level above that subdirectory, so the image cannot be found. <img width="1139" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/29293499/170816570-709dd32e-23d3-4a58-8112-92ee288b2ff4.png">

OVERLORD commented

2025-10-09 17:04:55 +03:00

@rohanshekhar commented on GitHub:

@BlackDex please see support string below:

Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page)

Vaultwarden version: v1.25.0
Web-vault version: v2.28.1
Running within Docker: true (Base: Debian)
Environment settings overridden: false
Uses a reverse proxy: true
IP Header check: true (X-Real-IP)
Internet access: true
Internet access via a proxy: false
DNS Check: true
Time Check: true
Domain Configuration Check: true
HTTPS Check: true
Database type: SQLite
Database version: 3.35.4
Clients used:
Reverse proxy and version:
Other relevant information:

Config (Generated via diagnostics page)

Show Running Config

Environment settings which are overridden:

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@rohanshekhar commented on GitHub: @BlackDex please see support string below: ### Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page) * Vaultwarden version: v1.25.0 * Web-vault version: v2.28.1 * Running within Docker: true (Base: Debian) * Environment settings overridden: false * Uses a reverse proxy: true * IP Header check: true (X-Real-IP) * Internet access: true * Internet access via a proxy: false * DNS Check: true * Time Check: true * Domain Configuration Check: true * HTTPS Check: true * Database type: SQLite * Database version: 3.35.4 * Clients used: * Reverse proxy and version: * Other relevant information: ### Config (Generated via diagnostics page) <details><summary>Show Running Config</summary> **Environment settings which are overridden:** ```json { "_duo_akey": null, "_enable_duo": false, "_enable_email_2fa": false, "_enable_smtp": true, "_enable_yubico": true, "_ip_header_enabled": true, "admin_ratelimit_max_burst": 3, "admin_ratelimit_seconds": 300, "admin_token": "***", "allowed_iframe_ancestors": "", "attachments_folder": "data/attachments", "authenticator_disable_time_drift": false, "data_folder": "data", "database_conn_init": "", "database_max_conns": 10, "database_timeout": 30, "database_url": "****/**.*******", "db_connection_retries": 15, "disable_2fa_remember": false, "disable_admin_token": false, "disable_icon_download": false, "domain": "*****://*****.***************.***/*********", "domain_origin": "*****://*****.***************.***", "domain_path": "/*********", "domain_set": true, "duo_host": null, "duo_ikey": null, "duo_skey": null, "email_attempts_limit": 3, "email_expiration_time": 600, "email_token_size": 6, "emergency_access_allowed": true, "emergency_notification_reminder_schedule": "0 5 * * * *", "emergency_request_timeout_schedule": "0 5 * * * *", "enable_db_wal": true, "extended_logging": true, "helo_name": null, "hibp_api_key": null, "icon_blacklist_non_global_ips": true, "icon_blacklist_regex": null, "icon_cache_folder": "data/icon_cache", "icon_cache_negttl": 259200, "icon_cache_ttl": 2592000, "icon_download_timeout": 10, "icon_redirect_code": 302, "icon_service": "internal", "incomplete_2fa_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "incomplete_2fa_time_limit": 3, "invitation_org_name": "Vaultwarden", "invitations_allowed": true, "ip_header": "X-Real-IP", "job_poll_interval_ms": 30000, "log_file": null, "log_level": "Info", "log_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f", "login_ratelimit_max_burst": 10, "login_ratelimit_seconds": 60, "org_attachment_limit": null, "org_creation_users": "", "password_iterations": 100000, "reload_templates": false, "require_device_email": false, "rsa_key_filename": "data/rsa_key", "send_purge_schedule": "0 5 * * * *", "sends_allowed": true, "sends_folder": "data/sends", "show_password_hint": false, "signups_allowed": true, "signups_domains_whitelist": "", "signups_verify": false, "signups_verify_resend_limit": 6, "signups_verify_resend_time": 3600, "smtp_accept_invalid_certs": false, "smtp_accept_invalid_hostnames": false, "smtp_auth_mechanism": null, "smtp_debug": false, "smtp_explicit_tls": null, "smtp_from": "", "smtp_from_name": "Vaultwarden", "smtp_host": null, "smtp_password": null, "smtp_port": 587, "smtp_security": "starttls", "smtp_ssl": null, "smtp_timeout": 15, "smtp_username": null, "templates_folder": "data/templates", "tmp_folder": "data/tmp", "trash_auto_delete_days": null, "trash_purge_schedule": "0 5 0 * * *", "use_syslog": false, "user_attachment_limit": null, "web_vault_enabled": true, "web_vault_folder": "web-vault/", "websocket_address": "0.0.0.0", "websocket_enabled": true, "websocket_port": 3012, "yubico_client_id": null, "yubico_secret_key": null, "yubico_server": null } ``` </details>

OVERLORD commented

2025-10-09 17:04:56 +03:00

@BlackDex commented on GitHub:

Please provide the support string you can generate via the admin interface.

@BlackDex commented on GitHub: Please provide the support string you can generate via the admin interface.

OVERLORD commented

2025-10-09 17:04:57 +03:00

@BlackDex commented on GitHub:

That all looks ok. I would double check the reverse proxy config. Maybe there is a small miss configuration there.
https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/Proxy-examples

Since, the base containers are just working fine and provide the images and stylesheets etc..

@BlackDex commented on GitHub: That all looks ok. I would double check the reverse proxy config. Maybe there is a small miss configuration there. https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/Proxy-examples Since, the base containers are just working fine and provide the images and stylesheets etc..

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Reference: starred/vaultwarden#1130