MicroBin

Your own MicroBin instance: a paste bin, a small file drop and a link shortener, on an address that belongs to you.

Early Access

This app is a brand-new addition to ElfHosted, and is considered beta. It runs, we test it, and your trial lets you prove it fits before you commit, but our support team does not yet have deep experience with it. Expect some trial and error: lean on the upstream documentation, experiment freely, and share what you learn in Discord, where the community and team are figuring these new apps out together. If you need a battle-tested workflow today, our established apps are the safer pick.

What is MicroBin?

MicroBin is a tiny paste bin with a few useful extras bolted on. Paste text, attach a file, or shorten a link, then send the address to whoever needs it. A paste can expire on a timer, burn after one read, or be locked with a password, and every one of them comes with a QR code for getting it onto a phone.

Key Features

• Text pastes: With a plain raw view for anything a script needs to fetch.
• File uploads: Attach a file and share the link, up to 10 MB per upload on ElfHosted.
• Link shortening: Turn a long address into a short one on your own domain.
• Expiry: Set a paste to vanish after a period, or after it has been read.
• Password protection: Lock a paste so only someone with the password can read it.
• QR codes: Every paste gets one, which saves reading an address out loud.
• No accounts: Nothing for your recipients to sign up for.

Why Run MicroBin on ElfHosted?

Sharing is the whole point, so the link has to work when the other person clicks it. ElfHosted keeps your instance running on a permanent address, with a daily backup behind it.

• Managed and maintained: Your instance is provisioned in minutes, kept updated, and backed by friendly humans on Discord.
• One dashboard: Sits alongside the rest of your ElfHosted subscription, no servers to run yourself.
• Persistent and backed up: Your data survives restarts and upgrades, with a daily backup.
• Simple subscription: One flat monthly price with a 7-day trial, cancel anytime.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I log in?
Creating a paste needs your ElfHosted login, and so does the list of your pastes, editing one, removing one, and the admin page. MicroBin has no user accounts of its own.

Can I share a paste with someone who has no ElfHosted account?
Yes, and that is the point. The links you hand out (the paste page, the raw view, a file download, a shortened URL, a QR code) open for anyone who has them, no login asked. Treat a paste link as public, and use the password option or a short expiry for anything you would not want passed on.

What about the default admin password?
MicroBin ships with a well-known one upstream. Your instance is given a password of its own instead, and the admin page also sits behind your ElfHosted login, so it is not reachable from outside.

How big can a file be?
10 MB per upload, encrypted or not.