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-The public instance is available at [https://rustypaste.shuttleapp.rs](https://rustypaste.shuttleapp.rs) 🚀
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 Here you can read the blog post about how it is deployed on Shuttle: [https://blog.orhun.dev/blazingly-fast-file-sharing](https://blog.orhun.dev/blazingly-fast-file-sharing)
 
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