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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Dirk@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

Hey!

I basically want to replace the Google Authenticator app in style and functionality:

  1. List all TOTP tokens and their validity time (with a name and order I decide).
  2. Allow me to periodically or on change back up the whole thing to some off-site storage, keeping the last N backups.
  3. Have a native app for Android or an actually good PWA.
  4. Don’t do magic bullshit like fetching icons, hide tokens, etc.
  5. Be actually secure (i.e. don’t roll your own auth)
  6. Just be a TOTP manager, and nothing more! No, I’m not interested in a password manager, thank you. I also don’t want any other OTP methods I don’t use.
  7. Don’t be a one-man projects where the availability is not clear in >1 year.

Any experience is welcomed. Thank you!

Edit: Thanks for all the great ideas, I just set up 2FAuth which seems to be the most minimalist and single-feature thing to self-host. I’ll evaluate how it performs but keep a backup in Google Authenticator. It does not match #7 but it seems to be actively used by the author and gets constant updates and fixes, so it’s most likely fine, I guess.

There is a 3rd-party app for it, but this app seems to be pretty much dead (last release in July 2025 and not in any app store) – or at least not released anymore but still worked on but only in the repository.

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[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Aegis seems to be just an app. The thing is, that I see an app as second option for accessing the data. I’d like to have a selfhosted service that is accessible independent from a device and – for convenience – has an app, too.

[-] airikr@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Ah, ok. Sounds like it's 2FAuth you're after. There's an app for it, too: auff. Or Bitwarden (Vaultwarden if you want everything that Bitwarden have with no paywalls.

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Thank you! 2FAuth looks very promising. Especially with the Android app! I need to check out the repo and history when I'm back home, though. It seems to be a one-man show.

[-] airikr@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Yes, I agree and I have been thinking about install it and use it, too. But I do have Vaultwarden installed already :)

[-] baner@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago
[-] amju_wolf@pawb.social 1 points 4 months ago

Then use KeePass(XC) and don't put your passwords in that database. Has/does everything you want if you can survive that it can also do more.

Has support for Steam OTP codes too.

this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2026
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