I'd love to understand the costs associated with a project like this. Do you have a breakdown anywhere of where money goes each month?
this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2026
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We keep a blog but it's way overdue.... but the costs didn't change much so you get an idea: https://blog.mastodon.world/
Goddamn, I thought it was cheaper! I donate already to my instance and dev but I'll throw what I can your way too.
We keep a blog but it's way overdue....
Hugely understandable. It's so much rougher than people think for a small project to maintain a consistent blog. Thank you for the posts you do have!
Lemmy.world is a small project?
I was figuring someone would ask about this eventually, and I'd say: yeah. I work on Wikipedia with hundreds of thousands of active editors, millions of articles, some ungodly readership, a foundation behind us, a considerable hand in every commercial LLM on Earth, and an SEO that would make The North Face say "Yeah, I'll perform meticulous, reputation-damaging sabotage for that."
Likewise, I've worked for years on PCSX2, with a team of (I haven't counted, but) 25 or so. I don't remember because I never nosed into it, but I think we make less than Fedihosting (at โฌ1300/mo right now for Fedihosting, that's โฌ15,600/year). Despite currently being one of the most well-regarded emulators out there, everyone knows everyone, fuck knows nobody is turning a profit compared to the timesink, everyone is in it because they want to be there and enjoy the company and the work, and 99.9% of people on fhe street will give you a quizzical look if you point to that as a hobby โ born out of not even knowing what the fuck that is.
I don't know the cost breakdown of what Fedihosting spends on servers, but I do know that there's probably not a lot of that โฌ15,600 gross per year โ if any โ left over for the people (at least several; never checked) doing the hours of thankless, delicate work when your whole thing is hosting multiple social media platforms. Beyond that, the Fediverse is pretty small and certainly brings minimal glory. Usually at least some people know what PCSX2 is because they've used it. On the other hand, you need to be a very specific type to know what a "Lemmy.World" is (I wish that weren't the case).
and an SEO that would make The North Face say โYeah, Iโll perform meticulous, reputation-damaging sabotage for that.โ
Thanks, this sent me down a rabbit hole reading about the incident :D
If anyone else is interested: Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia - The North Face
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Their Open Collective page has useful information about their budget.
https://opencollective.com/mastodonworld#category-BUDGET
Perhaps it doesn't show everything, but it seems like it shows quite a lot of how their donated money flows.
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2โฌ/mo. Sorry it can't be more. Thank you for all you do.
Reddit never got a cent out of me.
Done. OP please let me know yearly (i never do subscriptions but i'm willing to manually repeat yearly)
I also need to be reminded now and then,
Happy to pitch a tenner when reminded, you guys and Wikipedia.
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Is there a financial summary of sorts? That outlines expenses and categories?
I was honestly pretty surprised to open this and realize the call for donations doesn't have an included transparency report.
Agreed, I am more than happy to donate to keep this going if I get a summary of where the money is going ๐
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I'd love to donate since this is just a superior reddit imo
It's not just superior but mostly... humane... and still much more trusted to invest your finite life time into, I believe...
There's love, empathy, and reason I feel...
...not just "shadow banned" as on Reddit...
Though, I was already banned for utterly unexpected reasons at !womensstuff@piefed.blahaj.zone and !privacy@lemmy.ml , and though these are still not Lemmy.World, there were at least appreciated reasons stated (in the Modlog), and not just "shadow banned" as on Reddit for utterly unknown reasons with no official responses with money sent into their Vault and Awards I do regret know being shadow-banned myself...
No one cares what and who you are there, it's an empty void and sorrow...
Regardless...
Thank you, heartfelt, dear Lemmy and PieFed Developers, Artists, Community... for the ineffably magnificent Marvel... Art you do...
Please stay safe, and I wish you success, prosperity, achievements to treasure, reach new horizons, stability... and peace...
I threw in 10 American flavored euros. Hope it helps!
Can't donate money but are you still looking for
โ Technical / infra people , for helping run all the instances and plan for the future. (We use linux/docker/terraform/ansible, so either you need to know about them, or want to learn about them).
Yes we are, can you contact me at info@fedihosting.foundation about this?
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Pssshh I donated but I'm not gonna make a comment about it
Is the foundation's BUNQ account still active? I have a recurring bank transfer pointed at it and I just want to make sure I'm not throwing money into a black hole. That's the NL78 BUNQ 2108 3219 85 account.
If it's still active, maybe consider putting it in the post? I'm sure direct bank transfers could save the foundation on processing fees.
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Just upgraded to Tier 3 for monthly donations. Thank you for all you do!
Just gave a โฌ30 dono. I get way more value out of my Lemmy account than that. Thanks for all you do to provide an alternative to big tech
T3 member since March 2025.
Done!
Take my $6, and thank you for hosting Lemmy.World :3
Done. 20โฌ and lots of appreciation.
Can't I just set up a SEPA transfer? Is NL78 BUNQ 2108 3219 85 your IBAN?
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Have stopped a subscription I don't have a use for anymore so I'll jump on your ko-fi at the end of this month as the replacement for that. Absolutely deserved, hope you get all that's needed! (Does ko-fi have reoccurring payments? Haven't used it before, and I'd like to have an automatic monthly donation)
I've been donating monthly for almost 3 years, and I'm gonna doubble my donation amount! (1โฌ -> 2โฌ)
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Donated, keep it going please!
Donated
I just signed up for a โฌ7/mo recurring. I used to buy reddit gold, but now I'm here on Lemmy, so thank you for putting the call out there. And the only reason I mention the amount and post this comment is to encourage others to donate as well. Especially a recurring amount.
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Threw in a small recurring donation on Kofi. Thanks for your hard work. :D
Monthly donor here. Appreciate you guys.
Done
Done! Thanks for the reminder. $25 US sent your way.
Bring back NSFW and I will
What? Can't you just visit other specialized instances for it?
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