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Drift

Self-hostable Gist alternative with a clean editor

Pastebins & Snippets ★ 1.4k stars Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Drift is a self-hostable pastebin and snippet manager that serves as a Gist alternative. It offers multi-file pastes, a polished editor, expiration, and visibility controls.

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Key features

  • Multi-file pastes
  • Polished editor
  • Visibility controls
  • Gist-like experience

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.4k GitHub stars)
  • Written in TypeScript

Is Drift secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Drift's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

Drift replaces

Self-hosted GitHub Gist alternatives

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   :alt: SelfHostIndex health score for Drift
   :target: https://selfhostindex.com/app/drift-pastebin/

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