flashgnash@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhy do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?message-squaremessage-square224fedilinkarrow-up1304arrow-down16
arrow-up1298arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?flashgnash@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square224fedilink
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoI can see that, but I expect the main cost of servers are the hosting of subs, not maintaining users. I expect that those servers are going to need support eventually.
minus-squareSpzi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year ago I expect the main cost of servers are the hosting of subs, not maintaining users. Which is easy to avoid, if you want. You can disallow the creation of communities on your instance. So users can still join and make it their home, but they will have to subscribe to communities on other instances. I’m not sure about the ethical implications. It means you’re sort of leeching off moderation and maintenance from other admins. I guess it’s a negligible point and totally fine, but not sure. Would be interesting if community-admins could share their thoughts on this.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoBut if everyone avoids hosting communities, then Lemmy is going to die because no one is going to be in a community. It may not be an ethical issue, but it is a financial one that needs to be addressed.
I can see that, but I expect the main cost of servers are the hosting of subs, not maintaining users.
I expect that those servers are going to need support eventually.
Which is easy to avoid, if you want. You can disallow the creation of communities on your instance.
So users can still join and make it their home, but they will have to subscribe to communities on other instances.
I’m not sure about the ethical implications. It means you’re sort of leeching off moderation and maintenance from other admins.
I guess it’s a negligible point and totally fine, but not sure. Would be interesting if community-admins could share their thoughts on this.
But if everyone avoids hosting communities, then Lemmy is going to die because no one is going to be in a community.
It may not be an ethical issue, but it is a financial one that needs to be addressed.