PrivateBin

Zlib zero-knowledge encrypted pastebin you self-host

DevOps / Infrastructure · OSS/MIT · 8.7k

Reviewed 2026-10-18 · last push 2026-10-18 · repo checked 2026-10-19

What's Good

Zlib/libpng license for the core (bundled libraries under their own MIT, BSD, GPLv2 and Apache terms), release 2.0.6 (2026-08-08). A fork of ZeroBin, maintained since 2016. Optional passwords, burn-after-reading, expiry, discussions and file attachments. A small PHP app that runs on cheap hosting or Docker. ★~8.7k.

The Catch

Users still have to trust the server not to serve malicious JavaScript, so it must run over HTTPS with HSTS. Anyone with the full link can read a paste without a password. PHP is a deliberate choice; it is not a Go single binary.

Verdict

The simplest way to share secrets and logs without trusting the host with the plaintext.

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