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MicroBin

Tiny, feature-rich pastebin and file-sharing service

Pastebins & Snippets ★ 4.6k stars Easy setup BSD-3-Clause

MicroBin is a super tiny, configurable, self-contained pastebin and URL shortener written in Rust. Despite its small size it supports file uploads, encryption, QR codes, and expiring pastes.

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Key features

  • Single small binary
  • File uploads and URL shortening
  • Optional encryption
  • QR code generation

Strengths

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (4.6k GitHub stars)

Is MicroBin secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect MicroBin's latest release (v2.1.0). OSV.dev lists 1 past advisory for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2023-27075, published 2023-05-04 (1259 days ago)

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

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