Question triggered by the other post about instances shutting down due to costs

Summary of the answers:

  • lowest number so far: lemmy.ml with 0.03€ per user per month
  • a few others (feddit.uk, lemmy.zip) have around 0.11$ per user per month
  • obviously single user instance have higher costs
    • @SirDerpyEnglish
      11•2 months ago

      For others, the number is 8 “monthly active users”.

      As this instance is partially operating on “free” hardware, it’s unlikely one can host an instance for much cheaper.

      • abff08f4813c
        3•2 months ago

        For me it’s zero. In addition to reusing existing hardware, I have a subsidized internet connection that I reuse to connect my instance, and even the domain name is free.

        Of course I also have fewer users - excluding me, zero.