Identity failed to start after fresh install (Can't register)

[micah-quinn]

Self-host installation scripts issue

• I understand this repository only tracks self-host installation scripts and any other issues should be reported in bitwarden/server

Steps To Reproduce

1. Install bitwarden/self-host (I used portainer)

2. Set BW_INSTALLATION_ID and BW_INSTALLATION_KEY

3. Start container

4. Navigate to home page and then register

5. Fill-out form and submit

6. Receive a 502 gateway error

   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.ForeachService[T](IEnumerable1 services, CancellationToken token, Boolean concurrent, Boolean abortOnFirstException, List1 exceptions, Func`3 operation)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.RunAsync(IHost host, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.RunAsync(IHost host, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.Run(IHost host)
   at Bit.Identity.Program.Main(String[] args) in /source/src/Identity/Program.cs:line 10

Expected Result

Successful registration and login

Actual Result

Checking identity log, I see the following:

warn: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Diagnostics[15]
      Overriding HTTP_PORTS '8080' and HTTPS_PORTS ''. Binding to values defined by URLS instead 'http://+:5005'.
crit: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Diagnostics[6]
      Application startup exception
      System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
         at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
         at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
         at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
         at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
         at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
fail: Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host[11]
      Hosting failed to start
      System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
         at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
         at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
         at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
         at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
         at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.<StartAsync>b__15_1(IHostedService service, CancellationToken token)
         at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.ForeachService[T](IEnumerable`1 services, CancellationToken token, Boolean concurrent, Boolean abortOnFirstException, List`1 exceptions, Func`3 operation)
Unhandled exception. System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
   at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
   at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
   at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
   at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.<StartAsync>b__15_1(IHostedService service, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.ForeachService[T](IEnumerable`1 services, CancellationToken token, Boolean concurrent, Boolean abortOnFirstException, List`1 exceptions, Func`3 operation)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.RunAsync(IHost host, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.RunAsync(IHost host, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.Run(IHost host)
   at Bit.Identity.Program.Main(String[] args) in /source/src/Identity/Program.cs:line 10
warn: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Diagnostics[15]
      Overriding HTTP_PORTS '8080' and HTTPS_PORTS ''. Binding to values defined by URLS instead 'http://+:5005'.
crit: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Diagnostics[6]
      Application startup exception
      System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
         at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
         at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
         at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
         at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
         at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
fail: Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host[11]
      Hosting failed to start
      System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
         at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
         at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
         at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
         at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
         at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.<StartAsync>b__15_1(IHostedService service, CancellationToken token)
         at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.ForeachService[T](IEnumerable`1 services, CancellationToken token, Boolean concurrent, Boolean abortOnFirstException, List`1 exceptions, Func`3 operation)
Unhandled exception. System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
   at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
   at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
   at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
   at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.<StartAsync>b__15_1(IHostedService service, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.ForeachService[T](IEnumerable`1 services, CancellationToken token, Boolean concurrent, Boolean abortOnFirstException, List`1 exceptions, Func`3 operation)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.RunAsync(IHost host, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.RunAsync(IHost host, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.Run(IHost host)
   at Bit.Identity.Program.Main(String[] args) in /source/src/Identity/Program.cs:line 10
warn: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Diagnostics[15]
      Overriding HTTP_PORTS '8080' and HTTPS_PORTS ''. Binding to values defined by URLS instead 'http://+:5005'.
crit: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Diagnostics[6]
      Application startup exception
      System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
         at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
         at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
         at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
         at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
         at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
fail: Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host[11]
      Hosting failed to start
      System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
         at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
         at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
         at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
         at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
         at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.<StartAsync>b__15_1(IHostedService service, CancellationToken token)
         at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.ForeachService[T](IEnumerable`1 services, CancellationToken token, Boolean concurrent, Boolean abortOnFirstException, List`1 exceptions, Func`3 operation)
Unhandled exception. System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
   at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
   at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
   at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
   at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.<StartAsync>b__15_1(IHostedService service, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.ForeachService[T](IEnumerable`1 services, CancellationToken token, Boolean concurrent, Boolean abortOnFirstException, List`1 exceptions, Func`3 operation)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.RunAsync(IHost host, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.RunAsync(IHost host, CancellationToken token)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostingAbstractionsHostExtensions.Run(IHost host)
   at Bit.Identity.Program.Main(String[] args) in /source/src/Identity/Program.cs:line 10
warn: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Diagnostics[15]
      Overriding HTTP_PORTS '8080' and HTTPS_PORTS ''. Binding to values defined by URLS instead 'http://+:5005'.
crit: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Diagnostics[6]
      Application startup exception
      System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
         at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
         at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
         at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
         at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
         at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
fail: Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host[11]
      Hosting failed to start
      System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
         at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
         at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
         at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
         at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
         at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
         at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.<StartAsync>b__15_1(IHostedService service, CancellationToken token)
         at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.ForeachService[T](IEnumerable`1 services, CancellationToken token, Boolean concurrent, Boolean abortOnFirstException, List`1 exceptions, Func`3 operation)
Unhandled exception. System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
   at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind, UriCreationOptions& creationOptions)
   at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
   at Bit.Identity.Startup.Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifetime, GlobalSettings globalSettings, ILogger`1 logger) in /source/src/Identity/Startup.cs:line 184
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
   at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithManyArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.ConfigureBuilder.Invoke(Object instance, IApplicationBuilder builder)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.GenericWebHostService.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.<StartAsync>b__15_1(IHostedService service, CancellationToken token)

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Additional Context

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Build Version

2025.4.2

Environment

Self-Hosted

Environment Details

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Issue Tracking Info

• I understand that work is tracked outside of Github. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn't use fields like "assigned", "milestone", or "project" to track progress.

[rmcdowell-bitwarden]

Hi there,

I am unable to reproduce this issue, it has been escalated for further investigation. If you have more information that can help us, please add it below.

Thanks!

[micah-quinn]

Hello,

I can provide the following additional details. Let me know if there are other specific things you'd like to know:

• Debian 11 (Host)
• Portainer 2.27.5
• Container is access via (https) Nginx reverse-proxy (http://bitwarden:8080)

I tried recreating the container, but nothing changed.

The container environment is as follows:

APP_UID 1654
ASPNET_VERSION 8.0.13
ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT Production
ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS 8080
BW_DB_FILE /etc/bitwarden/vault.db
BW_ENABLE_ADMIN true
BW_ENABLE_API true
BW_ENABLE_EVENTS false
BW_ENABLE_ICONS true
BW_ENABLE_IDENTITY true
BW_ENABLE_NOTIFICATIONS true
BW_ENABLE_SCIM false
BW_ENABLE_SSO false
BW_INSTALLATION_ID XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BW_INSTALLATION_KEY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
DOTNET_RUNNING_IN_CONTAINER true
DOTNET_SYSTEM_GLOBALIZATION_INVARIANT false
DOTNET_VERSION 8.0.13
globalSettings__attachment__baseDirectory /etc/bitwarden/attachments
globalSettings__baseServiceUri__internalAdmin http://127.0.0.1:5000
globalSettings__baseServiceUri__internalApi http://127.0.0.1:5001
globalSettings__baseServiceUri__internalEvents http://127.0.0.1:5003
globalSettings__baseServiceUri__internalIcons http://127.0.0.1:5004
globalSettings__baseServiceUri__internalIdentity http://127.0.0.1:5005
globalSettings__baseServiceUri__internalNotifications http://127.0.0.1:5006
globalSettings__baseServiceUri__internalScim http://127.0.0.1:5002
globalSettings__baseServiceUri__internalSso http://127.0.0.1:5007
globalSettings__baseServiceUri__internalVault http://127.0.0.1:8080
globalSettings__dataProtection__directory /etc/bitwarden/data-protection
globalSettings__enableCloudCommunication false
globalSettings__identityServer__certificatePassword default_cert_password
globalSettings__licenseDirectory /etc/bitwarden/licenses
globalSettings__logDirectoryByProject false
globalSettings__logRollBySizeLimit 1073741824
globalSettings__mail__smtp__host XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
globalSettings__pushRelayBaseUri https://push.bitwarden.com
globalSettings__selfHosted true
globalSettings__send__baseDirectory /etc/bitwarden/attachments/send
globalSettings__unifiedDeployment true
PATH /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin