this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2023
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Lemmy NSFW

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Updates about lemmynsfw.com

founded 2 years ago
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We are currently the 3rd largest Lemmy instance in terms of monthly active users. This brings a financial burden and we would appreciate your help about it.

I only pin this post when we drop below $200. I know it's annoying when the donation post is always at the top.

If you want to donate, here's donation platforms we use:

Donate to the team

@lemmyposter212 does heavy lifting by moderating the instance. Therefore, if you want to donate to them individually, you can use the ETH address below.

  • 0xba69716dFa94685bE1302f0f875E8fAA8c180fC2

Financial status

Here is what we have and what we spent.

date description USD ETH XMR
2025-06-28 + donation 190 (+10) 0.0145 0.9264
2025-06-27 + donation 180 (+10) 0.0145 0.9264
2025-06-25 + donation 170 (+20) 0.0145 0.9264
2025-06-25 - load balance server 150 0.0145 0.9264 (-0.0413)
2025-06-14 - main server and media storage 150 (-95) 0.0145 0.9677
2025-06-02 - load balance server 245 0.0145 0.9677 (-0.0370)
2025-05-27 + donation 245 0.0145 1.0048 (+1)
2025-05-26 + donation 245 (+5) 0.0145 0.0048
2025-05-26 + donation 240 (+20) 0.0145 0.0048
2025-05-25 + donation 220 (+50) 0.0145 0.0048
2025-05-19 + donation 170 (+20) 0.0145 0.0048
2025-05-16 + donation 150 0.0145 (+0.0055) 0.0048
2025-05-16 + donation 150 (+20) 0.009 0.0048
2025-05-15 - main server and media storage 130 (-95) 0.009 0.0048
2025-05-11 - domain renewal 225 (-17) 0.009 0.0048
2025-05-04 + thanks burger baron 242 (+20) 0.009 0.0048
2025-05-04 + donation 222 (+20) 0.009 0.0048
2025-04-25 - load balance server 202 0.009 (-0.007) 0.0048
2025-04-18 + donation 202 (+10) 0.0161 0.0048
2025-04-16 + donation 192 (+20) 0.0161 0.0048
2025-04-16 + donation 172 (+5) 0.0161 0.0048
2025-04-16 + donation 167 0.0161 (+0.0073) 0.0048
2025-04-15 + donation 167 (+5) 0.0097 0.0048
2025-04-13 + thank you radovic ๐Ÿ™ 162 (+30) 0.0097 0.0048
2025-04-13 + donation 132 (+10) 0.0097 0.0048
2025-04-12 - main server and media storage 122 (-95) 0.0097 0.0048
2025-03-28 - load balance server 217 0.0097 0.0048 (-0.0541)
2025-03-16 - email credits 217 (-50) 0.0097 0.0590
2025-03-14 - main server and media storage 267 (-95) 0.0097 0.0590
2025-03-12 - media storage 362 (-20) 0.0097 0.0590
2025-02-23 - load balance server 382 0.0097 0.0590 (0.0505)
2025-02-15 - main server and media storage 382 (-94) 0.0097 0.1095
2025-01-26 - load balance server 476 0.0097 0.1095 (-0.0528)
2025-01-20 / XMR to USD 476 (+355.6) 0.0097 0.1624 (-1.8001)
2025-01-15 + donation 120 (+50) 0.0097 1.9625
2025-01-14 - main server and media storage 70 (-94) 0.0097 1.9625
2025-01-03 + donation 164 (+50) 0.0097 1.9625
2024-12-29 - load balance server 114 0.0097 1.9625 (-0.0598)
2024-12-24 + dec overall, 4 donations, thx ๐Ÿ™ 114 (+55) 0.0097 2.0224
2024-12-14 - main server 59 (-75) 0.0097 2.0224
2024-12-12 - media storage 134 (-18) 0.0097 2.0224
2024-12-11 + donation 152 0.0097 2.0224 (+0.0106)
2024-11-28 + donation 152 (+20) 0.0097 2.0118
2024-11-26 + donation 132 (+5) 0.0097 2.0118
2024-11-25 + donation 127 (+20) 0.0097 2.0118
2024-11-24 - load balance server 107 0.0097 2.0118 (-0.0707)
2024-11-16 + donation (from 11-15) 107 0.0097 2.0825 (+0.0569)
2024-11-16 + donation (from 11-07) 107 0.0097 2.0256 (+1 ๐Ÿ™)
2024-11-14 - main server 107 (-75) 0.0097 1.0256
2024-11-12 + donation 182 (+20) 0.0097 1.0256
2024-11-12 - media storage 162 (-18) 0.0097 1.0256
2024-11-08 + donation 180 (+10) 0.0097 1.0256
2024-11-01 + donation 170 (+10) 0.0097 1.0256
2024-10-25 - load balance server 160 0.0097 1.0256 (-0.0770)
2024-10-17 + donation 160 (+10) 0.0097 1.1026
2024-10-15 + donation 150 0.0097 (+0.0073) 1.1026
2024-10-14 - main server 150 (-75) 0.002 1.1026
2024-10-12 - media storage 225 (-18) 0.002 1.1026
2024-09-24 - load balance servers 243 0.002 1.1026 (-0.1270)
2024-09-14 - main server 243 (-75) 0.002 1.2296
2024-09-12 - media storage 318 (-17) 0.002 1.2296
2024-08-30 + donation 335 0.002 1.2296 (+0.0318)
2024-08-26 - load balance server 335 0.002 1.1577 (-0.1153)
2024-08-16 + donations (one from July 29) 335 (+20) 0.002 1.2731
2024-08-14 - main server 315 (-75) 0.002 1.2731
2024-08-12 - media storage 390 (-15) 0.002 1.2731
2024-07-26 + donation 405 (+5) 0.002 1.2731
2024-07-26 + donation 400 (+20) 0.002 1.2731
2024-07-26 + donation 380 (+50) 0.002 1.2731
2024-07-25 - load balance server 330 0.002 1.2731 (-0.0729)
2024-07-14 - main server 330 (-75) 0.002 1.3460
2024-07-12 - media storage 405 (-25) 0.002 1.3460
2024-06-24 - load balance server 430 0.002 1.3460 (-0.0731)
2024-06-14 - main server 430 (-75) 0.002 1.4192
2024-06-13 + donation 505 (+20) 0.002 1.4192
2024-06-12 - media storage 485 (-25) 0.002 1.4192
2024-06-06 + donation 510 (+20) 0.002 1.4192
2024-06-04 / ETH to USD 490 (+473) 0.002 (-0.125) 1.4192
2024-05-22 - load balance server 17 0.1276 1.4192 (-0.0861)
2024-05-22 + donation 17 0.1276 1.5050 (+0.1442)
2024-05-21 + donation 17 0.1276 1.3611 (+1)
2024-05-17 + donation 17 0.1276 0.3611 (+042069 ๐Ÿšฌ)
2024-05-17 + donation 17 (+20) 0.1276 0.3190
2024-05-15 - main server -3 (-75) 0.1276 0.3190
2024-05-13 - media storage 72 (-24) 0.1276 0.3190
2024-04-28 + donation 96 (+50) 0.1276 0.3190
2024-04-26 + donation 46 (+20) 0.1276 0.3190
2024-04-24 - load balance server 26 0.1276 0.3190 (-0.0993)
2024-04-21 + donation 26 (+50) 0.1276 0.4184
2024-04-15 - main server -24 (-65) 0.1276 0.4184
2024-04-10 - media storage 41 (-19) 0.1276 0.4184
2024-04-09 + donation 60 0.1276 (+0.06969 ๐Ÿ™ƒ) 0.4184
2024-04-01 + donations 60 (+25) 0.0579 0.4184 (+0.1827)
2024-03-30 - load balance server 35 0.0579 0.2357 (-0.0890)
2024-03-04 + donation 35 0.0579 0.3247 (+0.0420)
2024-03-02 - main server 35 (-65) 0.0579 0.2827
2024-02-28 + donation 100 0.0579 (+0.0073) 0.2827
2024-02-27 - load balance server 100 0.0506 0.2827 (-0.1516)
2024-02-01 - new server and email provider 100 (-75) 0.0506 0.3738
2024-02-01 / approximate initial value 175 0.0506 0.3738
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[โ€“] Lachlanunchained@lemmynsfw.com 185 points 2 years ago (18 children)

Hello, team at LemmyNSFW,

I'm delighted to see your instance growing and I completely support the idea of donating to ensure the longevity and quality of this platform. Your hard work in maintaining and developing this instance is very much appreciated.

However, I'd like to bring up the idea of financial transparency within our community. Have you considered using a platform like Open Collective for your donation system? It has been adopted by other instances, including Lemmy.world. You can see an example of how they use it here: https://opencollective.com/mastodonworld

In my opinion, Lemmy.world is a shining example of how a Lemmy instance should operate financially. They provide transparency about their finances, which has greatly contributed to building trust with their users and the platform as a whole.

Considering we're part of an open-source, decentralized platform, I believe this level of transparency is paramount. It not only helps in building trust but also encourages more users to donate, knowing exactly how their contributions will be utilized.

Moreover, seeing big instances openly donating back to the source code developers could set a wonderful precedent. This act of giving back to those who helped create the foundation of our platform would be a tremendous demonstration of gratitude and community spirit.

Again, I am wholeheartedly in support of donating to this community, and I hope my suggestion will be taken into consideration. Keep up the fantastic work!

[โ€“] Filth@lemmynsfw.com 61 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Going to have to agree that something like this would be good. Lets people see all in one place where we stand and what is needed.

[โ€“] Lachlanunchained@lemmynsfw.com 34 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Yes. And Iโ€™m genuinely ok with big staff spends. Spend it on hookers and cocaine for all I care. All is like to see is that some percentage is committed and shown to be given back to the source code developers.

[โ€“] KhazadRistur@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 11 months ago

Spend it on hookers ...

Use the money to generate more content... smart.

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