opengist

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

⭐ 3,117 stars on GitHub · 🍴 170 forks · 📜 License: agpl-3.0 · 💻 Language: Go

What is opengist?

A self-hosted Git platform — GitHub/GitLab alternative with code review, CI/CD, and package registry on your own server.

Main components

• 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 snippets in other websites
• Revisions history
• Like / Fork snippets

The biggest strength is no quota lock-in — big repos, unlimited build minutes, unlimited storage.

Best for enterprise teams + agencies wanting private code hosting without GitHub Enterprise pricing.

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ docker
• 🏷️ gist
• 🏷️ git
• 🏷️ go
• 🏷️ golang
• 🏷️ pastebin
• 🏷️ pastebin-service
• 🏷️ self-hosted
• 🏷️ tailwindcss
• 🏷️ typescript

Quick install

See the README for detailed install instructions. Most projects support Docker — if the repo has a Dockerfile, use:

git clone https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist.git
cd opengist
docker build -t opengist .
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 opengist

Minimum system requirements

⚡ Deploy fast on VSIS

Use the VSIS VPS Lite 2GB RAM / 2 vCPU / 25GB SSD (~104k/tháng) plan from VSIS.NET — high-speed VN-based VPS, 24/7 support, ideal for running opengist smoothly.

🎯 Benefits:

• One-command docker compose up -d deploy in 2 minutes
• Dedicated IPv4, root access, unmetered domestic bandwidth
• Daily snapshot backup
• Free install assistance from the VSIS team

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: thomiceli/opengist
• 🌐 Homepage: https://opengist.io
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 05/05/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.