PrivateBin
Pastebins & SnippetsMinimalist pastebin with zero-knowledge encryption
Replaces Pastebin.com
Best Encrypted Pastebins & Snippets for self-hosting
The 6 best Encrypted pastebins & snippets you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
MicroBin
Pastebins & SnippetsTiny, feature-rich pastebin and file-sharing service
Replaces Pastebin.com
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
wastebin
Pastebins & SnippetsMinimal pastebin server written in Rust
Replaces Pastebin.com
Pastefy
Pastebins & SnippetsModern pastebin with folders, encryption, and an API
Replaces Pastebin.com, GitHub Gist
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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 |
| Cryptgeon | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 1,548 |
| 0bin | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | WTFPL | 1,403 |
| wastebin | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 873 |
| Pastefy | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 460 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: PrivateBin (8,664 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: MicroBin (from 128 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 2 of 6 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Encrypted within the pastebins & snippets category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.