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paaster vs paste

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted pastebins & snippets options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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PA paaster End-to-end encrypted pastebin built with the objective of simplicity VS PA paste Minimalist self-hosted pastebin written in Go
Featurepaasterpaste
CategoryPastebins & SnippetsPastebins & Snippets
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageSvelteJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM512 MB64 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, binary, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 558★ 578
First released20262018
Replaces—Pastebin.com, GitHub Gist

Why pick each one

Choose paaster if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Svelte
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
paaster details

Choose paste if…

  • Extremely lightweight
  • Trivial to deploy
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Frequently asked questions

Is paaster or paste better?

paste is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider paaster if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are paaster and paste free and open-source?

Yes. paaster is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and paste under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run paaster and paste with Docker?

paaster: yes. paste: yes.

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