@mia_miau@chaos.social is it possible to contribute hardware to an existing instance that needs the help? Long term fewer big instances is more stable than many small ones
@txt_file by "contribute hardware power" I assumed the OP meant "help pay for server costs", not "set up a box in a closet."
@huxley then I did misread that 😁
@txt_file np! I was a bit unclear
@huxley acknowledgment
Communication is difficult.
@huxley give people (old) server hardware is rarely helpful. Server colocation is expensive. Hosting at home sometimes difficult because energy prices + bad internet connections/contracts + fear of police raids.
My feeling is also most of the time money isn’t the big issue. The burden of moderation and fulfilling experience of you “customers”/users is an issue.