rustpad

Efficient and minimal collaborative code editor, self-hosted, no database required

⭐ 4,015 stars on GitHub · 🍴 202 forks · 📜 License: mit · 💻 Language: Rust

What is rustpad?

A standout opensource self-host project on GitHub — host on your own server for full control over your data and costs.

The biggest strength is active opensource community — fast bug fixes, regular features, no abandonment risk.

Best for self-host enthusiasts wanting to try a strong-community opensource project.

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ async
• 🏷️ code-editor
• 🏷️ collaborative-editing
• 🏷️ distributed-systems
• 🏷️ operational-transformation
• 🏷️ react
• 🏷️ rust
• 🏷️ self-hosted
• 🏷️ tokio
• 🏷️ 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/ekzhang/rustpad.git
cd rustpad
docker build -t rustpad .
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 rustpad

Minimum system requirements

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• One-command docker compose up -d deploy in 2 minutes
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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: ekzhang/rustpad
• 🌐 Homepage: https://rustpad.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.