Install OpenGist v1.10.0 on Ubuntu 25.04

OpenGist is a self-hosted GitHub Gist alternative. This guide covers the installation of OpenGist v1.10.0 on Ubuntu 25.04.

Download OpenGist Binary

wget https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/releases/download/v1.10.0/opengist1.10.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz

Output:

root@vps:~# wget https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/releases/download/v1.10.0  /opengist1.10.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
--2025-04-29 20:05:15--  https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/releases/download  /v1.10.0/opengist1.10.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 140.82.121.4
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|140.82.121.4|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-  2e65be/626121312/bfb8ee38-aeae-44b6-9cd5-dc310826e45e?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-  SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=releaseassetproduction%2F20250429%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws  4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250429T200515Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=3f6fc275  20d4ef1c3465aea3cc72ee6cacc44fcf7f551475305e3c71a64f00a9&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=hos  t&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dopengist1.10.0-linux-a  md64.tar.gz&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream [following]
--2025-04-29 20:05:15--  https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production  -release-asset-2e65be/626121312/bfb8ee38-aeae-44b6-9cd5-dc310826e45e?X-Amz-Algor  ithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=releaseassetproduction%2F20250429%2Fus-ea  st-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250429T200515Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Sig  nature=3f6fc27520d4ef1c3465aea3cc72ee6cacc44fcf7f551475305e3c71a64f00a9&X-Amz-Si  gnedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dopengis  t1.10.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream
Resolving objects.githubusercontent.com (objects.githubusercontent.com)... 185.1  99.111.133, 185.199.110.133, 185.199.109.133, ...
Connecting to objects.githubusercontent.com (objects.githubusercontent.com)|185.  199.111.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 28889219 (28M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘opengist1.10.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz’

opengist1.10.0-linu 100%[===================>]  27.55M  52.6MB/s    in 0.5s

2025-04-29 20:05:16 (52.6 MB/s) - ‘opengist1.10.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz’ saved [288  89219/28889219]

Extract the Archive,

tar xzvf opengist1.10.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz

Output:

root@vps:~# tar xzvf opengist1.10.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
opengist/
opengist/LICENSE
opengist/README.md
opengist/config.yml
opengist/opengist

Navigate to the Directory

cd opengist

Make the Binary Executable

chmod +x opengist

Step 5: Run OpenGist

./opengist

Output:

root@vps:~/opengist# ./opengist
Opengist v1.10.0

Access Web Interface

Open in your browser:

http://your_server_ip:6157

Replace your_server_ip with your actual public IP or domain.

images

Register a New User

  • Open your browser at http://your_server_ip:6157
  • Click Register
  • Fill in username, email, and password

images

Login

  • Click on the Login link/button
  • Enter your credentials

📸 Screenshot Example:
images

You’re now ready to use OpenGist v1.10.0 on Ubuntu 25.04!

You can now:

  • Create, manage, and share code snippets
  • Use the built-in CLI and web UI

CrownCloud - Get a SSD powered KVM VPS at $4.5/month!
Use the code WELCOME for 10% off!

1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 CPU Core / 1 TB Bandwidth per month

Available Locations: LAX | MIA | ATL | FRA | AMS