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Opengist

Self-hosted pastebin powered by Git

Pastebins & Snippets ★ 3.4k stars Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Opengist is a self-hosted pastebin and snippet manager where every snippet is a Git repository. It supports revisions, syntax highlighting, embedding, and access via the web, Git, and an API.

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Key features

  • Git-backed snippets
  • Revision history
  • Syntax highlighting and embeds
  • OAuth login support

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3.4k GitHub stars)

Is Opengist secure?

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

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