Reddit migrator here (shocking, I know)
Just wondering because I found out about all this yesterday and just realized the ammount of independent servers, but no sign of any ads or sponsors. So… is it all based on donations?
Also don’t just lurk, if you know you should answer because lemmy only counts users who posted or commented as active users.
I am a proud monthly donor. My couple of bucks I send Ruud and the admin team every month helps make this corner of the internet a reality.
So, that’s how it’s funded.
If you’re able, please consider sending in a donation. You can do so at Open Collective or Patreon.
I didn’t know you could support lemmy via patreon. Thanks for the info! I’m going to start donating right now!
Just a heads up. The link he posted is to support the lemmy.world instance not the Lemmy developers. I’m a co-admin at lemmy.world so ofcourse thankful if you decide to donate but I see your account is on another instance and want to avoid confusion. If you’re looking to support the developers go to https://join-lemmy.org/ and check one of the 3 donation links below. Thank you for your support, where-ever you choose to donate :)
Help out a sprout?
Both those links go to Mastodon not Lemmy. Am I right in assuming that your account Is on an instance that hosts both? Probably federating with M before feasting with L next?
Good question. The dude who hosts lemmy.world started by hosting mastodon.world. So all of his patreon/crowdfunding is under mastodon.world, but it’s all going to the same pool of server costs that pay for lemmy as well. He’s pretty cool, actually, posts transparency reports on a regular basis.
If only they knew…
Did you figure it out? Fellow sprout here. Those links go to funding sites for Mastodon.world, which also runs Lemmy.world. It’s one place for both (and potentially other .world instances).
Oh, okay. Thanks!