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Overview
The local hosting initiative is built to strengthen community resilience by supporting neighborhood-driven data services, open standards, and sustainable infrastructure. This effort focuses on hosting that respects privacy, promotes transparency, and reduces environmental impact by optimizing energy use and bandwidth. By sustaining a reliable, independent hosting ecosystem, we empower educators, creators, and organizations to share knowledge freely and accessibly—without compromising control over their own data.
Support for this project translates into tangible improvements: dependable uptime for community sites, better accessibility for diverse voices, and ongoing development of tools that make open, local hosting easier to operate. The aim is steady progress, clear metrics, and a collaborative approach that invites participation from people around the world. Your contribution helps keep the lights on, the software current, and the community empowered.
Donation Tiers
- Bronze — $15: Acknowledgment on the gratitude wall and monthly updates about hosting performance.
- Silver — $40: All Bronze benefits plus early access to feature previews and invitations to quarterly community calls.
- Gold — $100: All Silver benefits plus an annual impact report and a private Q&A session with the team to discuss roadmap and open-source initiatives.
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Why Your Support Matters
Community-supported hosting strengthens the web’s foundations. It enables low-cost, accessible hosting options for independent projects, researchers, and educators who rely on reliable, privacy-conscious infrastructure. Your support helps fund the ongoing operation of local servers, resilient backup strategies, and the development of open-source tooling that makes hosting more sustainable over time.
- Preserving local control over data and services
- Reducing reliance on centralized, high-carbon hosting chains
- Encouraging sustainable practices such as energy-aware routing and efficient caching
- Expanding access to affordable hosting for diverse communities and projects
How Donations Are Used
Transparency guides every dollar. Funds are allocated to core areas that keep the hosting environment robust, secure, and scalable:
- Infrastructure — servers, storage, bandwidth, and redundancy to maintain uptime
- Security & Maintenance — monitoring, patching, and hardening to protect data
- Open Source & Tooling — development, documentation, and community-driven projects
- Education & Outreach — workshops, tutorials, and knowledge-sharing sessions
- Reserve & Sustainability — a prudent fund for unexpected needs and long-term resilience
Transparency & Trust
We maintain open, accountable practices to ensure every contribution is used prudently. Public dashboards track hosting performance, energy efficiency improvements, and milestone progress. Quarterly reports summarize spend against impact goals, and community feedback informs priorities. We invite questions and constructive input from supporters and participants, reinforcing a collaborative path forward for sustainable, local hosting.
Support the project
Your support makes sustainable, community-led hosting possible. Choose the option that best fits your generosity and interests, knowing that every contribution advances reliable, local infrastructure for a healthier internet.