# robherley/snips.sh

✂️ passwordless, anonymous SSH-powered pastebin with a human-friendly TUI and web UI

Repository: https://github.com/robherley/snips.sh
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/snipssh
Homepage: https://snips.sh
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, pastebin, sqlite, ssh, tui
Last push: 2026-08-15T18:13:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 98, longevity 94
- inputs: {"age_days": 1320, "days_push": 18, "days_rel": 18, "gap_med": 17.0, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1302, forks 52 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:18.061592+00:00)

## What it is
snips.sh is a passwordless, anonymous pastebin service powered entirely by SSH, with a terminal UI and a syntax-highlighted web UI. It is written in Go, uses SQLite, and is designed to be lightweight and easily self-hostable as a single container.

## Use cases
- paste code snippets from the terminal via ssh
- share snippets with time-limited signed urls
- self-host a lightweight pastebin
- manage snippets from a terminal TUI
- share code anonymously without accounts
- quickly upload files from any machine with ssh

## When to choose
- you want zero-install snippet sharing using only an SSH client
- you prefer terminal-first workflows with a TUI
- you need a lightweight, self-hostable pastebin with SQLite
- you want anonymous, passwordless access tied to SSH keys
- you need time-limited signed URLs for sensitive snippets

## When to avoid
- you need rich collaboration features like comments or forking
- you require large file hosting beyond configured size limits
- you need multi-user access control beyond SSH keys
- you want permanent private storage with account management

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, cli, terminal-ui, search-engine, security
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: windows, self-hosted, go, cli
- tags: pastebin, snippets, ssh, tui, anonymous, sqlite, code-sharing, self-hostable, command-line, linux, macos, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- robherley/snips.sh (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.061592+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:52:11.366949+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/robherley/snips.sh (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.061592+00:00, sha 74b103e7b064)
  - homepage: https://snips.sh (fetched 2026-08-29T12:09:32.867267+00:00, sha 90f100241113)
  - site_page: https://snips.sh/docs/self-hosting.md (fetched 2026-08-29T12:09:32.876277+00:00, sha 1240b326342d)
  - site_page: https://snips.sh/docs/usage.md (fetched 2026-08-29T12:09:32.878928+00:00, sha 558d972f8a1e)
  - site_page: https://snips.sh/docs/terms-of-service.md (fetched 2026-08-29T12:09:32.880826+00:00, sha ec73be292916)
  - site_page: https://snips.sh/docs/acceptable-use-policy.md (fetched 2026-08-29T12:09:32.882524+00:00, sha 6f56ec5b79e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.