irelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comdeleted by creator to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoEurosky has setup a relaylemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageEurosky has setup a relaylemmy.dbzer0.comirelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comdeleted by creator to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square27linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comdeleted by creatorOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoRelays are actually really cheap to host (about 30 euro/month). Relays can do moderation , but it’s mostly just removing spam or illegal content.
minus-squareiltg@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoah i’d categorize 30/mo as expensive :) i pay around 8 eur and have email, matrix, minecraft and jellyfin running!
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comdeleted by creatorOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoWell, compared to the estimates some people came up with ($5000/month was a figure some people were throwing around a bit ago). Its possible to gather data in alternative ways too, like constellation.
minus-squareGeneral_Effort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIIRC the issue was that the relay can also function as a mirror/archive of posts. That’s a lot of data and gets expensive.
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comdeleted by creatorOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoRelays don’t archive data anymore.
Relays are actually really cheap to host (about 30 euro/month). Relays can do moderation , but it’s mostly just removing spam or illegal content.
ah i’d categorize 30/mo as expensive :) i pay around 8 eur and have email, matrix, minecraft and jellyfin running!
Well, compared to the estimates some people came up with ($5000/month was a figure some people were throwing around a bit ago).
Its possible to gather data in alternative ways too, like constellation.
IIRC the issue was that the relay can also function as a mirror/archive of posts. That’s a lot of data and gets expensive.
Relays don’t archive data anymore.