Strategy Guide for Expiring Pastes

Expiration is a proactive cleanup mechanism. Instead of relying on people to remember deletions, expiring pastes self-retire. Here is how to apply them effectively in FragBin.

Why Expiration Matters

Lowers attack surface
Removes outdated information
Shrinks storage footprint
Encourages deliberate retention choices

Recommended Durations

Use Case	Suggested Lifetime
Debug stack trace	1–3 days
CI build log snippet	24 hours
Temporary credentials note	A few hours
Release checklist	1–2 weeks

Avoid Over-Expiring Critical Knowledge

Not all content should vanish-architecture notes or onboarding guides may deserve permanence. Use expirations where ephemerality is natural.

Operational Workflow

Author selects a sensible duration
System stores expiry timestamp
Background cleanup purges expired content
Optional: soft-delete grace period for recovery

5. Automating Policy

Track common durations. If most pastes of a type expire in 24h, suggest that automatically.

Observability Tie-In

Surface metrics: % of expired vs permanent. This helps adjust defaults to reduce clutter.

Conclusion

Expiring pastes are a small feature with outsized impact on hygiene and security. Thoughtful defaults inside FragBin guide users toward safer sharing.