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Opengist

A self-hosted Pastebin powered by Git. All snippets are stored in a Git repository and can be read and modified using standard Git commands or the web interface. An open-source alternative to GitHub Gist with syntax highlighting, OAuth2 login, snippet embedding, and revision history.

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Publisherfuturize.rush
Created2026-03-28
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Opengist

Opengist is a self-hosted Pastebin powered by Git. All snippets are stored in a Git repository and can be read and modified using standard Git commands or the web interface. It is an open-source alternative to GitHub Gist.

Features

  • Create public, unlisted, or private snippets
  • Clone, pull, and push snippets via Git over HTTP or SSH
  • Syntax highlighting with Markdown and CSV support
  • Search code in snippets; browse users, likes, and forks
  • Embed snippets in other websites
  • Revision history for every snippet
  • Like and fork snippets
  • OAuth2 login with GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, and OpenID Connect
  • SQLite database (no external database required)

What You Can Do After Deployment

  1. Open your domain — register your admin account on first launch
  2. Create snippets — write code with syntax highlighting for many languages
  3. Clone via Git — use standard Git commands to pull snippets to your local machine
  4. Configure OAuth2 — set up GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, or OpenID Connect login in admin settings
  5. Share and embed — embed snippets on your blog or documentation site

License

AGPL-3.0 — GitHub