Comment on Creating A GoToSocial Instance on FediHost
AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 3 weeks agoYeah, I personally wouldn’t choose them, but I think they do fill a niche for non-techie users, who will gladly pay a (sometimes hefty) premium for having less hassle on the setup and maintenance sides, when compared to getting A VPS or dedicated server somewhere (or setting smth up at home).
Their videos are also usually pretty informative, including e.g. the one about managing mastodon storage - since it’s topical here.
rglullis@communick.news 3 weeks ago
I think the model is perfectly valid, so much so that I am also providing a similar service to serve this same niche. I just wanted to point out this in case someone comes to me and say “you are charging $14/month for GoToSocial, this is so much more than $COMPETITOR”. Yes, my base price is higher but I do not put any limits on the database and even my lowest capacity plans has a very generous soft-limit 100GB media storage.
AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 3 weeks ago
Ah, that makes the context more understandable. Also, good job on providing that service, I think it’s actually great to have that in the ecosystem.
Actually, wow, yeah, having a quick look at your site, that is a very good and competitive offer for these prices and services provided, all things considered.