How much RAM does PrivateBin need?

Plan on 256 MB–512 MB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.

Can I run other things on the same VPS?

Yes — size the plan so PrivateBin plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Security

A minimalist, encrypted pastebin.

Share text and files with client-side encryption and optional expiry, on your own server.

PrivateBin keeps shared snippets encrypted so the server never sees the content.

1
Provision a VPS
Choose a plan with room for your data as well as the app.
2
Install the stack
Install PHP (or Docker).
3
Deploy the application
Follow the project’s official install guide for your distribution.
4
Enable HTTPS
Serve it on your own domain behind a reverse proxy with a certificate.
5
Back it up
Schedule a database dump plus a copy of any uploaded files to an off-box location.

Give PrivateBin its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy PrivateBin and terminate TLS at the proxy so certificates are managed in one place.
Take a VPS snapshot before major upgrades so you can roll back cleanly.
Keep PrivateBin patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

How much RAM does PrivateBin need?: Plan on 256 MB–512 MB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.
What stack does PrivateBin run on?: PHP (or Docker).
Can I run other things on the same VPS?: Yes — size the plan so PrivateBin plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Looking for something else? Popular alternatives include Hastebin (self), Coderpad (hosted), Pastebin (hosted) — browse all app guides.