OpenGeofiction:Donate: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
|||
| (6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
During the years when Thilo was hosting the site, he very generously provided the site's hosting out of his own pocket. With the transition to new hosting, I expect costs have gone up some. The site is free for users to use, but the servers where opengeofiction.net is hosted are ''not'' free. Therefore, we are making it possible for users to '''donate''' to support our hosting costs. | During the years when Thilo was hosting the site, he very generously provided the site's hosting out of his own pocket. With the transition to new hosting, I expect costs have gone up some. The site is free for users to use, but the servers where opengeofiction.net is hosted are ''not'' free. Therefore, we are making it possible for users to '''donate''' to support our hosting costs. | ||
Below is a summary of my current financial status with respect to OpenGeofiction hosting. This information is presented for the sake of maximal transparency, which I believe is appropriate since I'm asking people to make donations to support this work. The current monthly costs are approximately '''$ | Below is a summary of my current financial status with respect to OpenGeofiction hosting. This information is presented for the sake of maximal transparency, which I believe is appropriate since I'm asking people to make donations to support this work. The current monthly costs are approximately '''$270 per month'''. I think it is also important for people to understand that I average about 10-15 hours per week managing the servers and keeping things running. Please know that I do not expect or ask for compensation for my time; this is my hobby, and it is fun. | ||
Please also note this important pledge: If costs are met or exceeded by donations, I can look into upgrades or additional infrastructure for the site, including making the render server bigger and faster, working to set up Nominatim (a "find" button), or working to set up routing and route-finding. I am not running opengeofiction.net to make money. Donations above and beyond costs will be reinvested in the site. | Please also note this important pledge: If costs are met or exceeded by donations, I can look into upgrades or additional infrastructure for the site, including making the render server bigger and faster, working to set up Nominatim (a "find" button), or working to set up routing and route-finding. I am not running opengeofiction.net to make money. Donations above and beyond costs will be reinvested in the site. | ||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
*October, 2021: approximately '''$350.00''' | *October, 2021: approximately '''$350.00''' | ||
*November, 2021: approximately '''$320.00''' (some scaling back on server usage... should be even lower next month) | *November, 2021: approximately '''$320.00''' (some scaling back on server usage... should be even lower next month) | ||
*December, 2021: approximately '''270.00''' | |||
*January, 2022: approximately '''270.00''' | |||
===Recent donation totals=== | ===Recent donation totals=== | ||
| Line 34: | Line 36: | ||
**September, 2021: '''$182.06''' | **September, 2021: '''$182.06''' | ||
**October, 2021: '''$243.46''' | **October, 2021: '''$243.46''' | ||
**November, 2021: '''$ | **November, 2021: '''$276.60''' | ||
**December, 2021: '''$240.99''' | |||
**January, 2022: '''$233.95''' | |||
*One-time-donations income | *One-time-donations income | ||
**2021 to date: $ | **2021 to date: '''$473.77''' | ||
''Note: Patreon income not related to OGF has been deducted from totals.'' | ''Note: Patreon income not related to OGF has been deducted from totals.'' | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 4 January 2022
OpenGeofiction is a free service, run and hosted by hobbyists with a common goal of mapping. While the site is free to use, donations of any size to help defray costs are welcome and appreciated.
| A message from Luciano |
|---|
|
During the years when Thilo was hosting the site, he very generously provided the site's hosting out of his own pocket. With the transition to new hosting, I expect costs have gone up some. The site is free for users to use, but the servers where opengeofiction.net is hosted are not free. Therefore, we are making it possible for users to donate to support our hosting costs. Below is a summary of my current financial status with respect to OpenGeofiction hosting. This information is presented for the sake of maximal transparency, which I believe is appropriate since I'm asking people to make donations to support this work. The current monthly costs are approximately $270 per month. I think it is also important for people to understand that I average about 10-15 hours per week managing the servers and keeping things running. Please know that I do not expect or ask for compensation for my time; this is my hobby, and it is fun. Please also note this important pledge: If costs are met or exceeded by donations, I can look into upgrades or additional infrastructure for the site, including making the render server bigger and faster, working to set up Nominatim (a "find" button), or working to set up routing and route-finding. I am not running opengeofiction.net to make money. Donations above and beyond costs will be reinvested in the site. |
General accounting
Current server costs
Updated 12 September 2021
- OGF Servers
- ogfdev - Opengeofiction "rails port" and apidb : $80 / month
- tiles04 - Opengeofiction render server: $80 / month
- ogfwiki - Opengeofiction overpass, overpass-turbo, wiki: $80 / month
- shapefiles - Opengeofiction coastline and contours processing: $5 / month
- periodic backups (pro-rated for OGF machines): about $25 / month
Recent OGF spending
- August, 2021: approximately $400.00 (included some one-time set-up costs that do not carry over month-to-month)
- September, 2021: approximately $350.00
- October, 2021: approximately $350.00
- November, 2021: approximately $320.00 (some scaling back on server usage... should be even lower next month)
- December, 2021: approximately 270.00
- January, 2022: approximately 270.00
Recent donation totals
- Patreon monthly donations income
- August, 2021: $130.14
- September, 2021: $182.06
- October, 2021: $243.46
- November, 2021: $276.60
- December, 2021: $240.99
- January, 2022: $233.95
- One-time-donations income
- 2021 to date: $473.77
Note: Patreon income not related to OGF has been deducted from totals.
How to donate
Donations are accepted through Luciano's Patreon page or by Ethereum crypto: 0x3497c320D8FC2Bc26a9953336352B816b3248737.
Thank you to all who have donated! Please enjoy the results.