📝 Pastebin Clone (Fastify + SQLite)

A simple, privacy-focused pastebin clone built with Fastify, SQLite, and better-sqlite3.

Features

• 🔐 Optional password-protected pastes
• ⏰ Expiring pastes (e.g. 10m, 1h, 2d)
• 🔥 "Read once" option to auto-delete after viewing
• 🕒 Optional "available_at" delay before paste becomes visible
• 🔎 Search functionality
• 🧮 Paste count and expiring soon endpoints
• 🧼 Automatic cleanup of expired pastes

API Endpoints

POST /paste

Create a new paste.

Body parameters:

• content (string, required)
• expires_in (string, e.g. "10m", required)
• read_once ('0' or '1', optional)
• password (string, optional)
• title (string, optional)
• available_at (string, optional, delay before visible — e.g. "5m")

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GET /paste/:id

Retrieve a paste.
If it's password-protected, provide ?password=... in the query.

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GET /validate/:id

Check if a paste requires a password and get expiration time.

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DELETE /paste/:id

Delete a paste.
If it's password-protected, provide ?password=... in the query.

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GET /pastes/recent

Get the 20 most recent unexpired and available pastes.

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GET /pastes/count

Returns total number of pastes stored.

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GET /pastes/search?q=word

Search for pastes containing a given keyword.

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GET /pastes/:id/meta

Get metadata about a paste (created_at, expires_at, read_once).

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GET /pastes/expiring-soon

Lists pastes expiring in the next 10 minutes.

Dev Notes

• Uses better-sqlite3 for sync SQLite access.
• Expired pastes are cleaned up every 10 minutes.
• Timestamps are stored as Unix time (Date.now()).

Install & Run

npm install
node index.js

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.