vaultwarden only provides the API (server) side implementation, so users still rely on clients from upstream. (mobile apps, desktop apps and web Vault) This is a lot of work that is done upstream by 8bit Solutions LLC. At the same time vaultwarden supports some paid features and offers that functionality for free. This raises some [questions about sustaining and supporting upstream](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/issues/331) development. Many users raised this issue and were asking how they can support upstream while using vaultwarden.

## Donating

You can donate directly to the upstream development via [PayPal](https://www.paypal.me/bitwarden).

## Buying a licence

Many users just buy appropriate licence for their deployment and leave it unused. It's kind of a donation because vaultwarden can't use the licence in any way.

## Help translating the apps

There are [projects on Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/profile/kspearrin) for each of the apps. If you're fluent in any language other than english, you can help translating the apps.

## Testing, reporting bugs in clients

**Please, always report any bugs found here first.** Chances are these aren't upstream bugs, but bugs in our implementation or in your configuration. [We don't want to waste Kyle's time](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/issues/336) troubleshooting bugs with 3rd party server. In very rare cases there is a bug upstream, but at this stage we would have any other reason ruled out and the bug confirmed on the upstream server. So the takeaway here is to _not_ report bugs in upstream, but report it here instead even if you think it is client issue. We can work together to see where the problem is.

## Helping other users in the community

There are lot of new users that sometimes struggle with basic stuff. Helping them is a great way to support the project. (and to grow the community) From my experience with community around vaultwarden, it's great to see people actually helping each other before I get to answer their question - it saves some time and I often end up learning something new.  There's [Bitwarden community on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/bitwarden) for example, there are also [official forums](https://community.bitwarden.com/).