PrivateBin
PrivateBin is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Pastebins category, licensed Zlib and written mainly in PHP. It is a self-hosted alternative to Pastebin. It has 8,708 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 8,708
- Forks
- 1,053
- Open issues
- 119
- Commits, last 12 months
- 808
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Latest release
- 2.1.0Oct 18, 2026
- Created
- Jul 9, 2016
- License
- ZlibOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 808 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases7 releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors27 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 808 |
| Latest release | 2.1.0 (Oct 18, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 7 |
| Releases, all time | 44 |
| Open issues | 119 |
| Open pull requests | 79 |
| Good first issues | 11 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jul 9, 2016 |
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About PrivateBin
Minimalist pastebin/discussion board where the server has zero knowledge of hosted data.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin.
Topics
- self-hosted
- self-hosting
- pastebin
- security
- one-time
- self-destroy
- encrypted
- php
- paste
- crypto
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Is PrivateBin free and open source?
Yes. PrivateBin is open-source software released under the Zlib 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 PrivateBin with Docker?
PrivateBin does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to PrivateBin?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to PrivateBin include Karakeep, SilverBullet and Opengist. PrivateBin itself is a self-hosted alternative to Pastebin.
Is PrivateBin actively maintained?
The most recent commit to PrivateBin was on Oct 25, 2026 with 808 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2.1.0, published Oct 18, 2026. It had 119 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.