Paste
A no-database, no-backend pastebin-like service. All the data is stored in the url.
This is a rewrite of https://nopaste.boris.sh/, which is a rewrite of https://topaz.github.io/paste/
More information on this self-hosted "about" page
Maximum lengths for links
NoPaste is great for sharing code snippets on various platforms.
These are the maximum link lengths on some apps and browsers.
| App | Max length | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mastodon | None? | Not specified in the docs |
| 10,000 | ||
| 4,088 | ||
| Slack | 4,000 | |
| Discord | 4,000 | 4,000 is the whole message limit. Longer messages are converted into attachements |
| QR Code | 2,610 | |
| Bitly | 2,048 |
| Browser | Max length | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | (win) 32,779 (mac) 10,000 | Will not display, but larger links work |
| Firefox | >64,000 | |
| Microsoft Edge | 2,083 | Anything over 2083 will fail |
| Android | 8,192 | |
| Safari | Lots |
The safest limit to make sure your Paste link works everywhere seems to be 2,083.
TODO
- Use brotli
Stay compatible with original lzma-compressed urls- Have a read-only view with nice colors for code blocks
- Use CodeMirror 6
- 100% self-contained, no dependance on jsdeliver
Build
$ pnpm install
$ pnpm build
License
GNU GPLv3