@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.
@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 acknowledgment
Communication is difficult.