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Tim W

@beholder20 @stux I mean, there doesn't HAVE to be one for the overall #fediverse or for #mastodon or for an individual instance... But running an instance, especially a big one, sure isn't free.

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Derek Caelin 🌱

@tw @beholder20 @stux many servers run on community donations - sometimes monthly. A lot of volunteer labor.

Derek Caelin 🌱

@tw @beholder20 @stux The core devs get about $12k per month from patreon: social.wake.st/@liaizon/109293

I chip in q dollar a month to my own server.

Paul Briley

@derek @tw @beholder20 @stux
Depends on what's on servers. Video etc eats up capacity. Text is nothing. AWS or Google Cloud provide oodles of space for pennies when text. It's other media that'll cost. Perhaps subscription model.

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