ghostbit-cli 1.0.0

Ghostbit CLI — create end-to-end encrypted pastes from the terminal

Ghostbit CLI

Command-line tool for Ghostbit — a self-hosted, end-to-end encrypted paste service.

All content is encrypted in the client before being sent to the server. The server never sees your plaintext.

Install

pip install ghostbit-cli

Usage

# Paste from stdin
cat file.py | gb

# Paste a file (language auto-detected from extension)
gb file.py

# With options
gb file.py --lang python --burn --expires 3600

# Password-protected paste
echo "secret" | gb --password mysecret

# Output JSON (includes full URL with decryption key)
cat data.json | gb --json

# Point to your self-hosted instance
gb config set server https://paste.example.com

Options

Flag	Short	Description
--lang	-l	Language hint (python, go, rust, …)
--expires	-e	TTL in seconds (3600 = 1h, 86400 = 1d)
--burn	-b	Delete after the first view
--max-views	-m	Delete after N views
--password	-p	Encrypt with a password
--server	-s	Override server URL for this call
--quiet	-q	Print URL only
--json		Print full JSON response

Configuration

gb config set server https://paste.example.com
gb config show
gb config unset server

Config is stored at ~/.config/ghostbit.toml.

Self-hosting

See the Ghostbit server repository for Docker and manual setup instructions.

License

MIT