Self-hosted Pastebins software
A pastebin is a type of online content-hosting service used for sharing and storing code and text.
24 projects, sorted by GitHub stars (as recorded in the dataset). Star counts and dates come from the dataset snapshot, not live.
| Name | Description | License | Stars | Updated | Platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karakeep | Bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there. | AGPL-3.0 | 29,854 | 2026-10-19 | Docker | Source |
| PrivateBin | Minimalist pastebin/discussion board where the server has zero knowledge of hosted data. | Zlib | 8,691 | 2026-10-20 | PHP | Source |
| SilverBullet | Note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset. | MIT | 6,361 | 2026-10-20 | Docker, Deno | Source |
| Opengist | Pastebin powered by Git. | AGPL-3.0 | 3,391 | 2026-10-20 | Docker, Go, Nodejs | Source |
| Password Pusher | Dead-simple application to securely communicate passwords (or text) over the web. Passwords automatically expire after a certain number of views and/or time has passed. | Apache-2.0 | 3,227 | 2026-10-20 | Docker, K8S, Ruby | Source |
| Yopass | Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files. | Apache-2.0 | 3,190 | 2026-10-20 | Go, Docker | Source |
| ByteStash | Pastebin and file storage service with a simple web interface. Supports syntax highlighting, optional user authentication and public sharing. | GPL-3.0 | 2,563 | 2026-10-17 | Docker | Source |
| rustypaste | Minimal file upload/pastebin service. | MIT | 1,213 | 2026-10-19 | Rust | Source |
| Wastebin | Lightweight, minimal and fast pastebin with an SQLite backend. | MIT | 876 | 2026-10-20 | Rust, Docker | Source |
| dpaste | Simple pastebin with multiple text and code option, with short url result easy to remember. | MIT | 643 | 2026-02-20 | Docker, Python | Source |
| Sup3rS3cretMes5age | Very simple (to deploy and to use) secret message service using Hashicorp Vault as a secrets storage. | MIT | 567 | 2026-10-20 | Go | Source |
| paaster | End-to-end encrypted pastebin built with the objective of simplicity. | AGPL-3.0 | 565 | 2026-10-12 | Docker | Source |
| Local Content Share | Store and share text snippets and files within your local network. | MIT | 495 | 2026-01-28 | Docker, Go | Source |
| Pastefy | Beautiful, simple and easy to deploy Pastebin with optional client encryption, multitab pastes, an API, a highlighted editor and more. | MIT | 461 | 2026-06-01 | Docker, K8S, Java | Source |
| 015 | A temporary file sharing platform. Focused on providing one-time, temporary file and text upload, processing, and sharing services. | AGPL-3.0 | 418 | 2026-10-14 | Docker | Source |
| snowshare | File and link sharing platform with URL shortening, code snippet sharing, and file uploads, featuring customizable expiration, privacy settings, and QR codes. | CC0-1.0 | 89 | 2026-10-16 | Nodejs, Docker | Source |
| Chiyogami | Pastebin with API, client-side encryption, user accounts, syntax highlighting, markdown rendering, and more. | BSD-3-Clause | 81 | 2026-07-21 | Docker | Source |
| 1time | Zero-knowledge one-time secret sharing. Create a one-time link for a password, API key, or file. Encrypted client-side in the browser, never reaches the server in plaintext, self-destructs after the allowed number of views (one by default). | MIT | 74 | 2026-10-17 | Docker | Source |
| Snipo | Lightweight, self‑hosted snippet manager for saving and organizing code and text snippets with folders, tags, API, and GitHub Gist sync. | AGPL-3.0 | 73 | 2026-10-17 | Go, Docker | Source |
| BinPastes | Minimal pastebin supporting client-side encryption, fulltext search, one-time messages. Intended for one to few users looking for a simple pastebin deployment. | Apache-2.0 | 19 | 2026-10-07 | Java | Source |
| not-th.re | Simple paste sharing platform, with client side encryption, featuring the monaco browser-based code editor. | AGPL-3.0 | 17 | 2026-10-06 | Nodejs, Docker | Source |
| lesma | Simple paste app friendly with browser and command line. | GPL-3.0 | 9 | 2026-01-21 | Rust, Docker | Source |
| pacebin | Super-minimal pastebin and file upload service focusing on small executable size, portability, and ease of configuration. | AGPL-3.0 | — | — | C | Source |
| SnyPy | Open source on-prem code snippet manager. | MIT | — | — | Docker | Source |