𝐓𝐈𝐓Δ𝐍𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍 Dec 1, 2022

  I want to start the conversation.  

"How can we help #Mastodon servers maintain independence and pay the bills?"

This is a great service. But we will need to pull together and help maintain it. This stuff isn't free. We are many. It's only a matter of time until we overcrowd the place and we also don't want ads.

Please post your answers below. Boosts are appreciated to get the conversation going.🔁

Show threadDopeGhotiDec 2, 2022
@thetitanborn
If on an instance with 100,000 users (because I like easy maths), 5% of users can make a donation of $5 per month, that would give the server operator $25,000 a month to cover hosting costs. Even 1% of users donating $5 would cover $5,000 in costs. Which is I imagine a lot more than it costs to run an instance of even that size.
Show threadInfrapink (he/his/him)
@DopeGhoti
For want it's worth, #Mastodonie has ~17000 users and an annual maintenance cost of a bit over €26000.
@thetitanborn
Dec 3, 2022 at 12:27amWeb
Show threadDopeGhotiDec 3, 2022
@Infrapink @thetitanborn
In that case, some quick napkin maths show that if five percent of that Instance's population donated €2.55 monthly, for a monthly accumulation of €2,175 , that would just about cover the annual cost of €26,000