thomiceli/opengist

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3313 stars · 186 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Opengist is a self-hosted, open-source pastebin alternative to GitHub Gist, written in Go, where every snippet is stored as a Git repository. Snippets can be created, cloned, and modified via standard Git commands over HTTP or SSH, or through a web interface with syntax highlighting, revisions, search, and embedding.

Use cases

• self-host a GitHub Gist alternative
• share code snippets with syntax highlighting
• manage snippets via git push and pull
• run a private snippet service for a team
• embed code snippets in websites
• keep revision history of pasted code

When to choose

• you want full control and ownership of your snippet data on your own server
• you prefer managing snippets with standard Git workflows over HTTP or SSH
• you need a lightweight single-binary or Docker deployment with SQLite, PostgreSQL, or MySQL
• you want features like OAuth login, private/public snippets, search, and embedding

When to avoid

• you only need quick anonymous pastes without hosting anything yourself
• you require full GitHub Gist integration or GitHub-specific features like gists tied to GitHub accounts
• you cannot run a server or install Git (version 2.28+) on the host

Facets

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http-server search-engine auth api-framework documentation developer-tools self-hosted version-control web-development self-hosted go cli pastebin gist git-backed snippet-sharing github-gist-alternative syntax-highlighting oauth2 helm-chart linux docker web-server

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