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paaster is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Pastebins category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It ships a Docker image. It has 566 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 21, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/WardPearce/paaster

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
566
Forks
27
Open issues
3
Commits, last 12 months
460
Last commit
Oct 21, 2026
Latest release
v3.6.2Oct 21, 2026
Created
Mar 4, 2022
License
AGPL-3.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 21, 2026, 460 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 21, 2026
Commits, last 12 months460
Latest releasev3.6.2 (Oct 21, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months10 or more
Releases, all time22
Open issues3
Open pull requests0
Good first issues0
Contributing guideNo
Security policyNo
CreatedMar 4, 2022

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About paaster

End-to-end encrypted pastebin built with the objective of simplicity.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/WardPearce/paaster.

Topics

  • pastebin
  • paaster
  • e2ee
  • paste
  • store
  • python
  • docker
  • s3
  • b2
  • drive

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FAQ

paaster FAQ

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Is paaster free and open source?

Yes. paaster is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run paaster with Docker?

Yes. paaster provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.

What are the best alternatives to paaster?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to paaster include Karakeep, PrivateBin and SilverBullet.

Is paaster actively maintained?

The most recent commit to paaster was on Oct 21, 2026 with 460 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v3.6.2, published Oct 21, 2026. It had 3 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.