ByteStash
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The facts
Each one read from ByteStash's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI integrations
- A built-in MCP endpoint lets assistants including Claude, OpenAI/ChatGPT, and Perplexity search, read, and manage snippets using an API key.checked 11 Oct 2026
- API
- The running server provides Swagger UI at /api-docs for its endpoints.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Configuration supports OIDC and settings to allow or disable new accounts and internal accounts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Container hardening
- The project wiki recommends options including a non-root user, no-new-privileges, a read-only filesystem, dropping capabilities, and a temporary filesystem.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The project documents Docker Compose deployment and lists the app in the Unraid App Store.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The project describes itself as a code snippet storage solution and provides setup instructions for people hosting it themselves.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Latest release notice
- The v1.5.14 release page says to update as soon as possible for a security patch.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository is licensed under GPL-3.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Managed hosting
- The README links to a PikaPods one-click installation and says hosting is available from $1/month.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Project license
- GitHub identifies the repository license as GPL-3.0.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ByteStash is a self-hosted web application for storing, organizing, and managing code snippets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search and filters
- Snippets can be searched by name, description, and optionally code, and filtered by category or programming language.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- The FAQ documents JWT_SECRET and JWT_SECRET_FILE environment variables, including use with Docker secrets.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Snippet editing
- Users can create and edit snippets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sorting
- Snippets can be ordered by update date or alphabetically by name.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Storage
- ByteStash uses SQLite by default and can optionally use PostgreSQL.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The README invites users to open an issue or submit a pull request for improvements or bug fixes.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Hosting price reference
- The README says PikaPods one-click installation is available from $1/month.checked 4 Oct 2026
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