Wastebin
Lightweight, minimal and fast pastebin with an SQLite backend.
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Commit activity more than 38% of tracked projects; popularity more than 32%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 862 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 3.7.2 · 10 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Rust, Docker |
Is Wastebin actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 152 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 33 of them.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 51% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, 3.7.2, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
Wastebin ranks #13 of 25 in Pastebins, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Wastebin actually does
Wastebin is a lightweight pastebin application that allows you to store and share plain text snippets via a web interface. It uses an SQLite database backend for data persistence and is distributed under the MIT licence. Written in Rust, it is designed to run efficiently with minimal resource consumption.
Best fit: It is a good fit if you need a quick, self-hosted text sharing service for an internal network or personal use without the overhead of a large database setup.
Worth knowing: Development activity is slowing down, which might mean slower responses to security issues or bugs, and it lacks the advanced collaboration features found in larger alternatives.
Deployment notes
You will typically need to configure persistent storage for the SQLite database file and place the container behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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