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wastebin

Minimal pastebin server written in Rust

Pastebins & Snippets ★ 873 stars Easy setup MIT

wastebin is a minimal, fast pastebin service backed by SQLite and written in Rust. It offers syntax highlighting, paste expiration, optional encryption, and a tiny resource footprint.

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Key features

  • Tiny resource usage
  • SQLite storage
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Paste expiry and encryption

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Rust

Is wastebin secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for wastebin'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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