Post APMxD0tUCdstxTpJjs by jduckles@monogram.org
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(DIR) Post #APK880vt9D2ceUtCHA by jduckles@monogram.org
2022-10-27T06:25:02Z
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For those looking for a mastodon server, a couple of friends of mine and I are running one for $10/month/user collected through an opencollective account. Consider finding a server with a business model to keep-up server costs. Then, you aren't the product.
(DIR) Post #APK881L3ddAruYfIVU by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-06T09:30:22Z
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I was just looking up prices for hosting a Mastodon server on masto.host (from $6/month) and I saw that they're so flooded with new customers they've had to close new registrations while they catch up. Now I'm wondering what it would take to set up a similar hosting service as a #PlatformCooperative based in Aotearoa, with onshore hosting options.@jduckles#Aotearoa #NZ
(DIR) Post #APKC7jR6bBT0Cjbz9s by dznz@cloudisland.nz
2022-11-06T10:12:01Z
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@strypey @jduckles I know that Catalyst are providing cloudisland.nz infra, so you might be able to get some indications from Aurynn.
(DIR) Post #APMNwJr0xYcBRYyUrI by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-07T11:16:47Z
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@dznzAe, CatalystCloud are hosting the nzoss.nz services too. Aurynn and @lightweight are definitely two people whose brains I'd be picking if I tried to pursue such a project. @jduckles
(DIR) Post #APMxD0tUCdstxTpJjs by jduckles@monogram.org
2022-11-07T16:53:47Z
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@strypey @dznz @lightweight I’m not using Catalyst for this, tbh their cloud prices are incredibly expensive. I’m running a mastodon instance mostly with US friends. So we use a low cost VPS in Seattle US $350/year for 29GB ram, 6 vCPUs and 800GB disk. I’m sad I can’t find something even 2x that price here in Aotearoa tbh.
(DIR) Post #APPvZNbeDNkS5hEKTA by puck@mastodon.nz
2022-11-09T05:18:05Z
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@strypey My day job is at Catalyst Cloud, happy to chat about options.
(DIR) Post #APQ80hMw2oyWeW8ptY by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-08T00:30:39Z
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@jduckles Yeah, they say the scale isn't enough for that sorta pricing here. That's a pretty sharp price, though, must say! My latest Mastodon is on a 8GB RAM/4 VCPU/200G Nvme, instance @ 240 euros/yr. CatalystCloud tracks MS Azure and Amazon AWS rates - all their stuff is fully reserved (no shared resource pools), so premium, but also far more than most people/orgs need. I've spoken to them in the past about a lower-spec tier, but they're not focused on that market. Too bad.@strypey @dznz
(DIR) Post #APQ80huy0ICIM440wK by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-08T00:32:57Z
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@jduckles I'd definitely say there's a big opportunity for a low-priced hosting provider in Aotearoa NZ. I wrote this ages ago - still unanswered: https://davelane.nz/wanted-someone-meet-massive-latent-market-demand (the NZOSS did try an initiative, even with biz model documentation, but couldn't get buy-in). @strypey @dznz
(DIR) Post #APQ80iJmW22xb1fpcO by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-09T07:37:11Z
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@lightweight> couldn't get buy-inNo bites at all?@jduckles @dznz
(DIR) Post #APQ85L46Of2EvVXrWa by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-09T07:37:46Z
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@lightweight> couldn't get buy-inNo bites at all? Not even a nibble?@jduckles @dznz
(DIR) Post #APQ8ldSuNMpA9jJhDM by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-09T07:45:59Z
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@puckI think the biggest barrier to setting up a fediverse hosting co-op would be that it would take a while to get the first few customers, serve them well, and get the word of mouth that can bring in more customers. Enough to make it pay the full overheads and compensate everyone fairly, for the time they put in to set to the system and keep it working. If Catalyst were willing to heavily discount hosting during that bootstrapping period, I suspect it would be more likely to succeed.
(DIR) Post #APQHJIWDYopYfcQX4K by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-09T09:21:23Z
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@strypey @jduckles @dznz No, not really, unfortunately. Probably need to discuss it with you sometime.