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RE: mstdn.social/@stux/11600247657…
It’s absurd that instance owners have to beg for support like it’s a favor.
If you rely on a service, do the grown-up thing and help pay for it.
Servers, storage, moderation, and uptime aren’t powered by vibes.
Even $5 / €5 helps.
Check your server’s About page. If you can afford a coffee, you can afford to contribute.
Parting shot: if Mastodon really cared about growing the ecosystem, funding tools would already be built in for #Mastoadmin use. Looking at you, @Gargron 👀
It's maybe a little early since the bills for servers, media storage and emails come around the 20th but since I just moved it was an very expensive month..If you can and want, please think about donating to our services
paypal.me/stuxOS
patreon.com/mstdn
ko-fi.com/mstdn
bunq.me/stuxhost
stux.me/donate
liberapay.com/mstdnThank you SO much ❤️
stux.me:~$ Support By Donation
Most if not all the work I do (online) I give away for free! Personally I dislike advertisements so I won't apply those either.stux (stux.me:~$)



stux⚡️
in reply to Jeff • • •Something build-in would be VERY welcome indeed
Currently it's spread on so many platforms since recieving money from world wide is still SO hard in 2026.. :(
I have no idea what would be the best option though..
Another thing I REALLY want is proxy support for remote media instead of saving everything..
Pleroma/Akkoma/etcdoes so it so why can't Masto? I understand its not optimal but it does save a ton in media storage costs since we always need to store it for 90 day min
stux⚡️
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •And yes there are plenty other media storage providers out there
But we are currently at the 3rd in the past 6 years and I really dont wanna move it again if it's not necessary
Wasabi is reasonable cheap but like i said, we need to pay for at least 3 months for each file stored so it eats hard if federated media weighs in
ij
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •I think that would help many admins and would secure the fediverse as a whole…
stux⚡️
in reply to ij • • •ij
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •