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PrivateBin vs Opengist
Pick PrivateBin if you want a zero-knowledge paste (the published Pastebin stack). Pick Opengist if you want a GitHub Gist you host.
Facts checked 24 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
PrivateBin in the catalog Opengist in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| PrivateBin | Opengist | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Other (catalog; project documents Zlib/libpng) source | AGPL-3.0 (catalog) source |
| Language | PHP (catalog) | Go (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 8,705 stars in the catalog source | 3,399 stars in the catalog source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/privatebin-paste. PHP plus a data path. | Same stack. Git-backed gists plus a volume. |
| Best for | The published Pastebin replacement. | A Gist you host. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Both sit on /stacks/privatebin-paste. PrivateBin is PrivateBin/PrivateBin — the browser encrypts, the server stores ciphertext. GitHub's license field is Other; the project documents Zlib/libpng. Opengist is thomiceli/opengist. Microbin is the Rust dump sibling. A git host stays on /stacks/forgejo-git. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- Is this GitHub Gist?
- Opengist is the Gist-shaped sibling. PrivateBin is a paste, not a git host.
- Where is Microbin?
- Named on /stacks/privatebin-paste if you want that Rust dump.
- Are these free?
- PrivateBin is Zlib/libpng. Opengist is AGPL-3.0. You pay hosting.
- How do I deploy PrivateBin?
- Open /stacks/privatebin-paste. Persist the data path. Create one paste.
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