PrivateBin
Pastebins & SnippetsMinimalist pastebin with zero-knowledge encryption
Replaces Pastebin.com
Best Docker Pastebins & Snippets for self-hosting
The 21 best Docker pastebins & snippets you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
MicroBin
Pastebins & SnippetsTiny, feature-rich pastebin and file-sharing service
Replaces Pastebin.com
Opengist
Pastebins & SnippetsSelf-hosted pastebin powered by Git
Replaces GitHub Gist
Password Pusher
Pastebins & SnippetsDead-simple application to securely communicate passwords (or text)
ByteStash
Pastebins & SnippetsPastebin and file storage service with a simple web interface
Cryptgeon
Pastebins & SnippetsEncrypted note and file sharing with self-destruct
Replaces PrivateBin, One-Time Secret
0bin
Pastebins & SnippetsClient-side encrypted pastebin requiring no user accounts
Replaces Pastebin.com
Drift
Pastebins & SnippetsSelf-hostable Gist alternative with a clean editor
Replaces GitHub Gist
Snippet Box
Pastebins & SnippetsSelf-hosted app for organizing your code snippets
Replaces GitHub Gist, Pastebin.com
Stikked
Pastebins & SnippetsFeature-rich PHP pastebin with API and themes
Replaces Pastebin.com
wastebin
Pastebins & SnippetsMinimal pastebin server written in Rust
Replaces Pastebin.com
dpaste
Pastebins & SnippetsDjango-based pastebin for code and text snippets
Replaces Pastebin.com, GitHub Gist
paaster
Pastebins & SnippetsEnd-to-end encrypted pastebin built with the objective of simplicity
Pastefy
Pastebins & SnippetsModern pastebin with folders, encryption, and an API
Replaces Pastebin.com, GitHub Gist
bin
Pastebins & SnippetsMinimal, paste-only server written in Rust
Replaces Pastebin.com
Pinnwand
Pastebins & SnippetsPython pastebin with a command-line companion
Replaces Pastebin.com
pasty
Pastebins & SnippetsFast and lightweight code-pasting server
Replaces Pastebin.com
Chiyogami
Pastebins & SnippetsPastebin with API, client-side encryption, user accounts, syntax
not-th.re
Pastebins & SnippetsSimple paste sharing platform, with client side encryption, featuring
lesma
Pastebins & SnippetsSimple paste app friendly with browser and command line
SnyPy
Pastebins & SnippetsOpen source on-prem code snippet manager
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrivateBin | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | Zlib | 8,664 |
| MicroBin | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 4,604 |
| Opengist | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 3,383 |
| Password Pusher | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 3,220 |
| ByteStash | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 2,549 |
| Cryptgeon | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 1,548 |
| 0bin | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | WTFPL | 1,403 |
| Drift | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 1,364 |
| Snippet Box | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 1,091 |
| Stikked | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 987 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: PrivateBin (8,664 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: bin (from 64 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 7 of 21 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Docker within the pastebins & snippets category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.