Self-hosted alternatives to Pastebin
Want code and text snippets without handing your data to Pastebin? These 24 open-source apps run on your own server. Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $3.5/month.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karakeep | Actively maintained | 30.3k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| PrivateBin | Actively maintained | 8.7k | Zlib | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| SilverBullet | Actively maintained | 6.4k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Opengist | Actively maintained | 3.4k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Password Pusher | Actively maintained | 3.2k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Yopass | Actively maintained | 3.2k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| ByteStash | Actively maintained | 2.6k | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| rustypaste | Actively maintained | 1.2k | MIT | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Wastebin | Actively maintained | 883 | MIT | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Sup3rS3cretMes5age | Actively maintained | 569 | MIT | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| paaster | Actively maintained | 568 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| 015 | Actively maintained | 424 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| dpaste | Maintained | 642 | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Local Content Share | Maintained | 493 | MIT | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Pastefy | Maintained | 463 | MIT | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| snowshare | Actively maintained | 91 | CC0-1.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| 1time | Actively maintained | 84 | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Snipo | Actively maintained | 73 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Chiyogami | Maintained | 82 | BSD-3-Clause | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| BinPastes | Actively maintained | 19 | Apache-2.0 | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| not-th.re | Maintained | 17 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| lesma | Maintained | 9 | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| pacebin | Health unknown | – | AGPL-3.0 | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| SnyPy | Health unknown | – | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
The options in detail
1. Karakeep
Bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-03. Latest release v0.34.1 (2026-10-22). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. PrivateBin
Minimalist pastebin/discussion board where the server has zero knowledge of hosted data.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-30. Latest release 2.1.0 (2026-10-18). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. SilverBullet
Note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release 2.12.1 (2026-10-12). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. Opengist
Pastebin powered by Git.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-21. Latest release v1.15.3 (2026-10-21). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. 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.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release v2.17.1 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. Yopass
Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-03. Latest release 16.0.1 (2026-10-23). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
7. ByteStash
Pastebin and file storage service with a simple web interface. Supports syntax highlighting, optional user authentication and public sharing.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-01. Latest release v1.6.1 (2026-11-01). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. rustypaste
Minimal file upload/pastebin service.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-31. Latest release v0.18.1 (2026-09-07). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
9. Wastebin
Lightweight, minimal and fast pastebin with an SQLite backend.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-20. Latest release 3.9.0 (2026-10-15). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
10. Sup3rS3cretMes5age
Very simple (to deploy and to use) secret message service using Hashicorp Vault as a secrets storage.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release v0.4.4 (2026-06-22). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
11. paaster
End-to-end encrypted pastebin built with the objective of simplicity.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-26. Latest release v3.6.2 (2026-10-21). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
12. 015
Temporary file sharing platform. Focused on providing one-time, temporary file and text upload, processing, and sharing services.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-14. Latest release 0.15.0 (2026-10-15). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
13. dpaste
Simple pastebin with multiple text and code option, with short url result easy to remember.
Maintained Last activity 2026-02-20. Latest release v3.8 (2023-11-18). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
15. Pastefy
Beautiful, simple and easy to deploy Pastebin with optional client encryption, multitab pastes, an API, a highlighted editor and more.
Maintained Last activity 2026-06-01. Latest release 7.2.6 (2026-06-01). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
17. 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).
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-29. Latest release v0.11.0 (2026-09-26). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
18. Snipo
Lightweight, self‑hosted snippet manager for saving and organizing code and text snippets with folders, tags, API, and GitHub Gist sync.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-01. Latest release v2.0.2 (2026-10-31). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
19. Chiyogami
Pastebin with API, client-side encryption, user accounts, syntax highlighting, markdown rendering, and more.
Maintained Last activity 2026-07-21. Latest release 1.5.6 (2026-07-21). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
20. BinPastes
Minimal pastebin supporting client-side encryption, fulltext search, one-time messages. Intended for one to few users looking for a simple pastebin deployment.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-01. Latest release v1.0.707 (2026-10-04). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
21. not-th.re
Simple paste sharing platform, with client side encryption, featuring the monaco browser-based code editor.
Maintained Last activity 2026-10-06. Latest release 2.X.X (2025-02-01). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
22. lesma
Simple paste app friendly with browser and command line.
Maintained Last activity 2026-01-21. Latest release 1.3.2 (2026-01-21). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
23. pacebin
Super-minimal pastebin and file upload service focusing on small executable size, portability, and ease of configuration.
Health unknown Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
24. SnyPy
On-prem code snippet manager.
Health unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Pastebin?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Actively maintained and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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