Opengist
Pastebin powered by Git.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 43% of tracked projects; popularity more than 60%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 3.4k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v1.15.2 · 30 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 30 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker, Go, Nodejs |
Is Opengist actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 195 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 73 of them.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 59% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v1.15.2, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 25 projects we track in Pastebins, Opengist ranks #6 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Opengist actually does
Opengist is a self-hosted pastebin application that stores snippets using Git as the underlying mechanism. It provides a web interface for managing text snippets and code sharing within your own infrastructure. The project is licensed under the AGPL-3.0 and is actively maintained.
Best fit: It suits teams or individuals who want a private, Git-backed alternative to public pastebins for sharing code snippets.
Worth knowing: The AGPL-3.0 licence places strong copyleft requirements on your deployment if you modify and network the software. It also introduces the operational overhead of managing Git repositories compared to standard database-backed pastebins.
Deployment notes
As it relies on Docker, Go, and Node.js, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for your Git data and set up a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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