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filite

Lightweight self-hosted store for files, links and pastes

Pastebins & Snippets ★ 189 stars Easy setup MIT

filite is a lightweight, self-hosted alternative to file sharing and pastebin services, written in Rust. It stores uploaded files, shortened links, and code pastes in a single SQLite database and serves them over a minimal HTTP interface.

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Key features

  • Files, links and pastes in one tool
  • Single SQLite database
  • Rust single-binary server
  • Simple HTTP API

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Very low resource usage
  • Combines several sharing tools

Trade-offs

  • Minimal web interface
  • Limited recent activity

Is filite secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for filite'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.

filite replaces

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