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Why do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 years ago by flashgnash@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] HorseFD@lemmy.buzz 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm hosting my own because it's fun and it's cheap to do it. I imagine it could get expensive to host bigger instances, and at that point the admins would likely look to donations to keep things going.

[–] ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How much does it cost to run an instance?

[–] HorseFD@lemmy.buzz 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

About $5-$10 per month. I’m using an ARM64 system which make it even cheaper.

[–] Fylkir@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago

I hope eventually RISC-V will become viable.