Darius KazemiJan 6, 2023

Today I learned that

1) to some people a server of ~1000 users is "small"

2) there are apparently servers of ~1000 users where not even ~5% of the people chip in a couple of bucks a month for operational costs??

I don't know what to call a server that doesn't support itself but it doesn't sound like a community. Something more like "a group of people signing up arbitrarily for free web services"

https://newsie.social/@jeff/109642749739164655

Jeff (@[email protected])

I have become anecdotally aware of several (smaller) mastodon instances that are considering shutting down because they cannot afford their server bills. If you are a #mastodonadmin of an instance that is 1000+ users and considering shutting down please reach out to me. We may be willing to take over your instance and save your users if you are compliant with the Mastodon Server Covenenant (https://joinmastodon.org/covenant)

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@darius I run an actually small server and figure I will take the L for quite some time. I also do my own stream hosting and take an L on that, but that's got a line item in my excel budget. For me at least it's a matter of taking pride in facilitating community, art, and conversation. At some point I will have to Patreon or ask for donations, I don't really like that, but realistically it's inevitable.
Jan 7, 2023 at 7:58pmWeb