Best self-hosted Pastebins apps
A pastebin is a type of online content-hosting service used for sharing and storing code and text.
23 open source Pastebins tools you host on your own server — with full control of your data and no per-user cost.
Karakeep
★ 26,207Bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there.
PrivateBin
★ 8,400Minimalist pastebin/discussion board where the server has zero knowledge of hosted data.
SilverBullet
★ 5,513Note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset.
Opengist
★ 3,220Pastebin powered by Git.
Password Pusher
★ 3,058Dead-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.
Yopass
★ 2,868Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files.
ByteStash
★ 2,452Pastebin and file storage service with a simple web interface. Supports syntax highlighting, optional user authentication and public sharing.
Enclosed
★ 2,022Minimalistic web application designed for sending private and secure notes.
Hemmelig
★ 1,217Share encrypted secrets cross organizations, or as private persons.
rustypaste
★ 1,176Minimal file upload/pastebin service.
Wastebin
★ 802Lightweight, minimal and fast pastebin with an SQLite backend.
dpaste
★ 639Simple pastebin with multiple text and code option, with short url result easy to remember.
Sup3rS3cretMes5age
★ 567Very simple (to deploy and to use) secret message service using Hashicorp Vault as a secrets storage.
paaster
★ 546End-to-end encrypted pastebin built with the objective of simplicity.
Local Content Share
★ 461Store and share text snippets and files within your local network.
Pastefy
★ 439Beautiful, simple and easy to deploy Pastebin with optional client encryption, multitab pastes, an API, a highlighted editor and more.
015
★ 374A temporary file sharing platform. Focused on providing one-time, temporary file and text upload, processing, and sharing services.
Chiyogami
★ 74Pastebin with API, client-side encryption, user accounts, syntax highlighting, markdown rendering, and more.
BinPastes
★ 16Minimal pastebin supporting client-side encryption, fulltext search, one-time messages. Intended for one to few users looking for a simple pastebin deployment.
not-th.re
★ 14Simple paste sharing platform, with client side encryption, featuring the monaco browser-based code editor.
lesma
★ 8Simple paste app friendly with browser and command line.
pacebin
Super-minimal pastebin and file upload service focusing on small executable size, portability, and ease of configuration.
SnyPy
Open source on-prem code snippet manager.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best self-hosted Pastebins tools?
Among the 23 options, the most popular include Karakeep, PrivateBin, SilverBullet. Compare license, platform and popularity in the list below.
Is there a free open source alternative for Pastebins?
Yes — all 23 tools on this page are open source and you run them on your own server, with no monthly fee.
Where can I host a Pastebins app?
On a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS from ~€4/mo. See the suggestions on this page.