I'm just waiting for my next paycheck to hit!
I'm just waiting for my next paycheck to hit!
Have the admins described how Beehaw is deployed? Do they use VPS with predictable pricing and they're vertically scaling the servers? Or do they have horizontal scaling and the prices are rising in accordance to demand? Predictable monthly pricing will make it much easier to budget donations.
Yeah it would be cool if they could breakdown what the cost per user per month is, I'd be willing to pay for myself and a few others regularly
The last update I saw said the server cost is something like $55 per month and there is $600 or so in reserves. The updates are usually in Beehaw Support community
Edit: sorry for all the repeated posts, y’all! I was having trouble posting and then suddenly it all worked
https://beehaw.org/post/428209
It's a week old and not super detailed, but it looks like they're on Digital Ocean, but might be looking to move to a cheaper service. Based off of how I've seen the site struggle I don't think they have any horizontal scaling.
To anyone looking to donate here is a financial thread made by the admins for this month where they outline where money is going and how much is spent roughly each month (it is a few days old however and donations have increased since then so i would keep that in mind) https://beehaw.org/post/428209
Chipped in a bit myself, regardless of the fact I'm self hosting. I really like what I've seen on Beehaw so far, and the admin teams communication has been stellar. Happy for it to become the "large instance" I interact with most!
Just started a monthly payment, hoping this lasts for a while. Thanks for everyone involved in upkeeping this community :)
There are some excellent updates on finances posted by the mods. They do a very good job of keeping us informed. When I started Beehaw’s server was $12 or so per month. Moving up to the $18 or so per month version was a big deal. With the influx from Rexxit they’ve expanded the server something like 7 times, and are now at the $55 or so per month level. Last I remember, they said we have $600 or so in reserves, so Beehaw is sitting pretty for a few months.
I would assume the influx will continue and the server will need to increase again.
On the open collective, you can see all the expenses we pay. Worth noting that the current upgrades to hosting this month are not account for.
This month we expect our hosting costs to be between 96$ and 336$ because we're being prorated on Digital Ocean and trying to scale to keep the site running smooth.
There are frequent updates in https://beehaw.org/c/support
I've thrown in about $40 total since I joined. I should do monthly but I'm trying to cut down on subscriptions since I have a bad habit of signing up for a bunch and forgetting to cancel. I'll try to make sure I actively donate regularly though as long as I'm using the instance. I appreciate the effort the admins have gone into making this instance and I want to do my part to help ease potential stress on the financial side at least
I donated the other day and I'm glad to see the user base here so willing to support the project!
If we want these places to succeed, we need to be willing to pay for them. It's the only way to keep things running ad and data collection free.
I would have been happy paying Reddit to keep 3rd party app access... But they clearly think my data is worth more than a direct monthly fee. So I'll give them neither and hang out here instead.
thanks for using Leebra!
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It's a breath of fresh air here. I'm days old and have no desire to turn back. I'm not lurking anymore after 12+ years. And it feels human, despite being a digital platform.The investment seems like a risk worth taking honestly. (as long as they stay transparent) Let's keep it up, yeah?
Side note: I remember a questionnaire for brave browser maybe? About their BAT pay system for publishers/ devs to sustain their ecosystems. And I settled on $2 a month being fair for an ad-free/ hassle-free experience, granted the content was worth it. This feels entirely worth it. And I don't have to deal with fucking tokens.
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