PrivateBin
Pastebins & SnippetsMinimalist pastebin with zero-knowledge encryption
Replaces Pastebin.com
Best Lightweight Pastebins & Snippets for self-hosting
The 14 best Lightweight 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
fiche
Pastebins & SnippetsTerminal pastebin server powered by netcat
Replaces Pastebin.com, termbin
0bin
Pastebins & SnippetsClient-side encrypted pastebin requiring no user accounts
Replaces Pastebin.com
Snippet Box
Pastebins & SnippetsSelf-hosted app for organizing your code snippets
Replaces GitHub Gist, Pastebin.com
wastebin
Pastebins & SnippetsMinimal pastebin server written in Rust
Replaces Pastebin.com
sprunge
Pastebins & SnippetsCommand-line oriented minimalist pastebin
Replaces Pastebin.com, termbin
dpaste
Pastebins & SnippetsDjango-based pastebin for code and text snippets
Replaces Pastebin.com, GitHub Gist
paste
Pastebins & SnippetsMinimalist self-hosted pastebin written in Go
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
filite
Pastebins & SnippetsLightweight self-hosted store for files, links and pastes
Replaces Imgur, Pastebin.com
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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 |
| Opengist | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 3,383 |
| fiche | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 1,550 |
| 0bin | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | WTFPL | 1,403 |
| Snippet Box | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 1,091 |
| wastebin | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 873 |
| sprunge | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 720 |
| dpaste | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 643 |
| paste | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 575 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: PrivateBin (8,664 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: fiche (from 64 MB RAM, against 256 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 9 of 14 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Lightweight within the pastebins & snippets category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.