Short{Paste}
Self-hosted URL shortener, pastebin, and file uploader packed into a single Docker container.
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Description
Most people juggle three separate accounts for three small jobs: a URL shortener, a pastebin for sharing code snippets, and a file-drop service for sending a file to a colleague. Short{Paste} bets that all three belong in one lightweight app you run yourself, so nothing you share ever touches a third-party server you don't control.
Short{Paste} is a Go-based, self-hosted application that combines link shortening, text pasting, and file uploading behind a single VueJS frontend and SQLite database, shipped as one Docker Alpine container with no external database dependency. It tracks hits on shortened links, pastes, and file downloads out of the box, supports configurable authentication (including an open-access mode), and runs on a single compiled binary that can be deployed via Docker Compose or standalone in minutes. Configuration is entirely environment-variable driven, and the default port (8080) is easy to reverse-proxy behind an existing homelab setup.
💬 Our review
The short version: Short{Paste} is a solid pick if you already self-host and want one small container instead of three separate services (a link shortener, a pastebin, and a file drop) each with their own login and maintenance overhead.
Compared to hosted options like Pastebin or Dropbox, Short{Paste} trades convenience and mobile apps for full data ownership and zero recurring cost — reasonable if you're already running a homelab or VPS. Within the self-hosted space it's noticeably lighter than running separate tools like Kutt (URL shortening) plus a dedicated pastebin, since SQLite means no external database to provision. The project is small (48 GitHub stars at last check), so don't expect a large plugin ecosystem, frequent releases, or a big community for support — it's a solo-maintainer-style utility, useful and functional, but not something to bet critical infrastructure on. For a homelab operator wanting a no-fuss link/paste/file utility, it's a good fit; teams needing collaboration features or an SLA should look at a hosted, maintained product instead.
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Auto-hébergé gratuit, licence MIT
Pros
Trois outils en un seul conteneur
SQLite, zéro base externe à gérer
Image Docker légère
Statistiques d'usage intégrées
Cons
Petit projet, peu de communauté
Pas d'offre hébergée
Pas d'application mobile