Opengist by thomiceli

Self-hosted pastebin powered by Git, open-source alternative to Github Gist.

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Verdict 73/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 29k docker pulls Last release 9 days ago

Self-host Opengist on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
73 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
3.1k
170 forks

About Opengist

From the project's README at github.com/thomiceli/opengist. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

Opengist is a self-hosted Pastebin powered by Git. All snippets are stored in a Git repository and can be read and/or modified using standard Git commands, or with the web interface. It is similar to GitHub Gist, but open-source and could be self-hosted.

[](https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/actions/workflows/go.yml) [](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/thomiceli/opengist) [](https://tr.opengist.io/projects//opengist/) Features

Create public, unlisted or private snippets Init / Clone / Pull / Push snippets via Git over HTTP or SSH Syntax highlighting ; markdown & CSV support Search code in snippets; browse users snippets, likes and forks Add topics to snippets Embed snipp

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
82
maturity
93
community
87
security
70
sustainability
88
adoption
30

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 3.1k github.com/thomiceli/opengist
GitHub forks 170 github.com/thomiceli/opengist
Docker Hub pulls 29k hub.docker.com / thomiceli

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age3.1 yearssince Apr 2023
Last commit7 days agoApr 30, 2026
Releases shipped34last: 9 days ago
Funding links1declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Ready to self-host Opengist?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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