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How is Lemmy going to make money? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If the reddit exodus happens and Lemmy gets even 2% of reddit's daily active users, how will Lemmy sustain the increased traffic? I know donations are an option, but I don't think long term donations will be sustainable. Most users will never donate.

I know the goal of Lemmy isn't to make money, but I know that servers and storage costs add up quickly. Not to mention the development costs.

I would love to hear the plans for how to offset those costs in the future?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Has nlnet expressed interest in giving another grant?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is our 3rd year of grants from NLNet, and they're been more than generous with helping Lemmy get off the ground. I don't think we'll re-up for another year, as most of the bigger issues are done, and their resources should be spent getting other important but lesser-known projects off the ground.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Your heart is in the right place, man <3