For what it’s worth, once you get to the single user level, the cost is pretty much nil assuming you have the hardware and domain already
Comment on What is the need for so many instances?
CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Part of it is figuring out how to pay for all the servers. If we have 1000 instances instead of 100, more people pay a smaller amount for server maintenance. If everyone uses a single instance, who pays for it?
teuto@lemmy.teuto.icu 1 year ago
OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
That’s especially a problem since people absolutely don’t want to see ads, they don’t like the idea of a coin/reward system, and generally don’t contribute (less than 1 out of 20 ppl donate, and that’s being generous)