$30 seems too cheap. Is this SelfHosted? If so your electricity bill and ISP subscription should add much more.
this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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tagging @CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca too because they asked the same question essentially.
the reason it was so cheap during June was that it used to be hosted on a VPS which i believe started with 4 CPU, and I kept upgrading it eventually to 8 CPU for the last few days. it then got migrated to a new dedicated server which is closer to around $150/month i believe.
Thanks for the info! that answers my question.
$137.xx right now per month. Moving images to Object Storage will slowly add to that.
We figure even without significant efficiency improvements for Lemmy we should be able to handle easily 25,000 users or so without adding more resources to that.
Nice to still see you around. I guess the transition hasn't fully completed yet. At the current rate of expenses, it appears we have quite a healthy reserve.
I see the .ca it this a Canadian instance? New to lemmy please be kind
Maybe keep some in reserve to cover for future growth?
The current funds are enough to operate it at it's current capacity for ~11 months. Once we get to accepting donations again and figure out how to set up our accounting, I would definitely like to see a growing contingency reserve fund built up to be ready for future unexpected growth or unexpected slowdown in donations.
We will continue to be transparent in a similar format to this but split the remaining balance in a operating fund and reserve fund.
You probably want to encourage subscribing for a (low) monthly donations in order to have a continuous, predictable baseline.
That's the plan!
Can I make a suggestion? I would like to contribute but I can't afford a lot and frankly I'm a little embarrassed about how little I can afford. idk if your plans involve any sort of flair for people who contribute, but if it does, can you ensure there is a minimal amount people can contribute, that still gets their flair but doesn't say they are cheap/poor? Thanks.
IMO, if you can't afford it, don't do it. What we really need is the ones of us who can afford a few bucks a month to actually give it. We should be able to get enough without having people who can't afford it to have to pick this over more basic needs.