Password Pusher

Is Password Pusher actively maintained?

Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 1050 commits, of which 308 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 103 commits a month.

The most recent tagged release, v2.14.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.

Of the 25 projects we track in Pastebins, Password Pusher ranks #4 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.

What Password Pusher actually does

Password Pusher is a self-hosted utility designed for securely sharing sensitive text and credentials over the web. Items shared via the platform are configured to self-destruct automatically after a designated number of views or a specific timeframe elapses. It belongs to the pastebin category of applications, specifically focused on confidential data transmission.

Best fit: It is well-suited for teams or individuals who need a straightforward, ephemeral method for sending credentials or private notes to clients or colleagues without relying on third-party cloud services.

Worth knowing: The primary operational constraint is ensuring that the deletion mechanisms function correctly and that no unintended caching occurs in your infrastructure. It also faces significant overlap with built-in secret sharing features in established password managers.

Deployment notes

Given its containerised runtime stack using Docker and Kubernetes, you will typically need to configure a persistent volume for data storage, a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination, and a database backend depending on the underlying configuration.

Links

• Official website
• Source code