rustypaste
Minimal file upload/pastebin service.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 31% of tracked projects; popularity more than 38%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.2k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.18.1 · 7 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Rust |
Is rustypaste actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 106 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 48 of them.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 85% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v0.18.1, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
rustypaste ranks #9 of 25 in Pastebins, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What rustypaste actually does
rustypaste is a lightweight file upload and pastebin service written in Rust. It provides a straightforward backend for hosting your own text snippets and binary files. The project is distributed under the MIT licence.
Best fit: It suits developers who want a minimal, self-hosted endpoint for sharing code snippets or logs without the bloat of larger platforms.
Worth knowing: As a minimalist utility, it lacks advanced features like user management or complex access control out of the box, meaning you will need to handle authentication and rate limiting externally.
Deployment notes
Being a compiled Rust binary, it typically runs as a standalone service behind a reverse proxy like Nginx or Caddy to handle TLS and domain routing, alongside persistent storage for uploaded files.
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