# Best self-hosted Pastebins apps

> Pastebins and secret-sharing tools for snippets, logs and passwords. Share text with expiry and encryption on your own domain. The most popular self-hosted pastebins apps on GitHub are Karakeep, PrivateBin and SilverBullet. appsgit lists 21 self-hosted apps in this category, ranked by GitHub stars. All 21 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Apps listed | 21 |
| Most starred | Karakeep (29,464 stars) |
| With a Docker image | 17 |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/categories/pastebins |

## All 21 Pastebins apps

- [Karakeep](https://appsgit.com/apps/karakeep): Bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there. (29,464 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [PrivateBin](https://appsgit.com/apps/privatebin): Minimalist pastebin/discussion board where the server has zero knowledge of hosted data. (8,651 stars, Zlib, PHP)
- [SilverBullet](https://appsgit.com/apps/silverbullet): Note-taking application optimized for people with a hacker mindset. (6,226 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Opengist](https://appsgit.com/apps/opengist): Pastebin powered by Git. (3,370 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [Password Pusher](https://appsgit.com/apps/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. (3,212 stars, Apache-2.0, Ruby, Docker)
- [Yopass](https://appsgit.com/apps/yopass): Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files. (3,164 stars, Apache-2.0, Go, Docker)
- [ByteStash](https://appsgit.com/apps/bytestash): Pastebin and file storage service with a simple web interface. Supports syntax highlighting, optional user authentication and public sharing. (2,546 stars, GPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [rustypaste](https://appsgit.com/apps/rustypaste): Minimal file upload/pastebin service. (1,210 stars, MIT, Rust)
- [Wastebin](https://appsgit.com/apps/wastebin): Lightweight, minimal and fast pastebin with an SQLite backend. (866 stars, MIT, Rust, Docker)
- [dpaste](https://appsgit.com/apps/dpaste): Simple pastebin with multiple text and code option, with short url result easy to remember. (641 stars, MIT, Python, Docker)
- [Sup3rS3cretMes5age](https://appsgit.com/apps/sup3rs3cretmes5age): Very simple (to deploy and to use) secret message service using Hashicorp Vault as a secrets storage. (569 stars, MIT, Go)
- [paaster](https://appsgit.com/apps/paaster): End-to-end encrypted pastebin built with the objective of simplicity. (566 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Local Content Share](https://appsgit.com/apps/local-content-share): Store and share text snippets and files within your local network. (495 stars, MIT, HTML, Docker)
- [Pastefy](https://appsgit.com/apps/pastefy): Beautiful, simple and easy to deploy Pastebin with optional client encryption, multitab pastes, an API, a highlighted editor and more. (459 stars, MIT, Vue, Docker)
- [015](https://appsgit.com/apps/015): A temporary file sharing platform. Focused on providing one-time, temporary file and text upload, processing, and sharing services. (411 stars, AGPL-3.0, Vue, Docker)
- [snowshare](https://appsgit.com/apps/snowshare): File and link sharing platform with URL shortening, code snippet sharing, and file uploads, featuring customizable expiration, privacy settings, and QR codes. (87 stars, CC0-1.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Chiyogami](https://appsgit.com/apps/chiyogami): Pastebin with API, client-side encryption, user accounts, syntax highlighting, markdown rendering, and more. (80 stars, BSD-3-Clause, HTML, Docker)
- [Snipo](https://appsgit.com/apps/snipo): Lightweight, self‑hosted snippet manager for saving and organizing code and text snippets with folders, tags, API, and GitHub Gist sync. (71 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [1time](https://appsgit.com/apps/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… (67 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker)
- [BinPastes](https://appsgit.com/apps/binpastes): Minimal pastebin supporting client-side encryption, fulltext search, one-time messages. Intended for one to few users looking for a simple pastebin deployment. (19 stars, Apache-2.0, Java)
- [not-th.re](https://appsgit.com/apps/not-th-re): Simple paste sharing platform, with client side encryption, featuring the monaco browser-based code editor. (16 stars, AGPL-3.0, Shell, Docker)

## Replaces

- [Open-source alternatives to Pastebin](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/pastebin)

## Related categories

- [File Sharing](https://appsgit.com/categories/file-sharing): Quick file upload and sharing services plus peer-to-peer clients. Send large files with expiring links, like a private WeTransfer.
- [Bookmarks & Link Sharing](https://appsgit.com/categories/bookmarks): Bookmark managers and read-it-later tools you host yourself. Save, tag, search and share links without relying on a browser vendor.
- [Note-taking & Editors](https://appsgit.com/categories/note-taking): Note apps, Markdown editors and collaborative writing tools. A private alternative to Notion, Evernote and Google Docs.
- [URL Shorteners](https://appsgit.com/categories/url-shorteners): Link shorteners with click statistics on your own domain. A private alternative to bit.ly.
- [Utilities](https://appsgit.com/categories/utilities): Handy standalone tools that do not fit elsewhere, such as converters, translators and design apps. Small utilities worth self-hosting.
- [Finance & Budgeting](https://appsgit.com/categories/finance-budgeting): Personal finance, budgeting, expense tracking and payment tools. Manage your money without handing your data to a fintech app.

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