stux⚡
stux@mstdn.social
In 9 days new bills arrive for the servers, media storage and emails send
At this moment I am still a massive 660 euros short for this month (estimate) and that worries me a loot.. 😟
If you can and would like to help me out in paying these bills you can so via:
https://paypal.me/stuxOS
https://patreon.com/mstdn
https://ko-fi.com/mstdn
https://bunq.me/stuxhost
https://stux.me/donate
https://liberapay.com/mstdn
Boosts are also much appreciated❤️ 
14
3
0
Joris Meys
JorisMeys@mstdn.social@stux I do believe you, but it does make me wonder how this came about. I've upped my donations over the time that I'm using your great service, so did costs rise faster, and/or did the ratio paying to free users change?
0
0
0
Paul Walker
arafel@mas.to@stux No disrespect, but it's not immediately obvious what you're hosting and need funding for (and I did check your bio). I'm guessing a Mastodon server?
2
0
1
nigel
nigel@arafel it is right below @stux name on his profile, when viewed on his server 
So this one: https://mstdn.social/about and a bunch of others listed there.
1
0
2
Paul Walker
arafel@mas.to@nigel @stux So I see. :) I clicked on the nickname and it showed me through my server. https://mas.to/deck/@stux@mstdn.social - that doesn't include the "owner of mstdn.social" info.
(Which makes sense, it would probably be prohibitively expensive to calculate "do they own anything?" every time we view an account.)
So - just one of those things. Thanks for clearing it up. :)
1
0
1
1
0
4
Madagascar_Sky
Madagascar_Sky@mastodon.socialIf you want free social media, you have to pay. Nothing is for free.
1
0
0
@Madagascar_Sky Me yes 😉 but people on here only should if they can and want ❤️
Not everyone can affort it and thats okay! 
Tohether we can help each other
1
0
0
Madagascar_Sky
Madagascar_Sky@mastodon.socialAlso, thank you for standing up and being the pillar to this federated community. The good work you do invests in other people and society and is surely 100x what it costs monetarily to run your instance.
1
0
0
BⒶd-Dog Monkeyboy;¹🏴☠️💗💛💙
BadDogMonkeyboy@mstdn.social@stux
bunged you a tenner, keep up the good work
0
0
0
@stux donated. Keep up the excellent work bud!
0
0
0
alxexperience
alxexperience@mstdn.social@stux contributed €25, hope that helps a little bit. Thank you again for maintaining this instance and making it a great place to interact in.
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
@stux Done. I hope you've reached your goal AND some, so you have a cushion?
0
0
0
⚳ rapid unscheduled assembly ⚳
coregaze@mstdn.social@stux here ya go buddy, upgraded my patreon
0
0
0
About
Having been on Fedi for some time (since 2017) and jumping across various platforms and taking some time off on occasion, I am back with an Akkoma instance. Quiescent Cafe is my comfy space; quiet and chill, a place to talk about interests and the good things in life.
Automatically included with the Akkoma sign-up is an XMPP account with Matrix gateway. See the Server Info below for more details.
Registering
Your account will need to be approved by an admin, so read the other guidelines and rules to ensure this is a suitable space before signing up.
Donations
To ensure this continues to exist, donations can be made to help cover the hosting and associated expenses like domain renewal and backups.
Either of the one off or recurring donation options are appreciated. It says swansinflight as it uses the same account as my photography.
Moderators and Bus-Factor
At the moment this is just me. If it grows beyond more than several users, Moderators will chosen from the member base. If I get hit by a bus or otherwise disappear, this will keep running for approximately a month until hosting isn't paid, realistically more than a month as I keep the account in credit. My wife will have all the details to log in and inform local users of their options, whether that is taking over the server or migrating to another instance.
Rules
- Don't be a dick.
- Treat others as you would have them treat you.
If I have to elaborate more than this, or boundaries are attempted to be pushed, then this is not the place for you. Anyone signing up here should be an adult, and capable of making adult decisions. If I have to make a decision, then my decision is final. This server is not a democracy.
Server Info
Akkoma
This Akkoma instance is hosted on Linode in Australia. At the moment it is on a small VPS, but based on donation viability I am more than happy to scale it up as required.
XMPP
A Prosody instance is running on the same server.
Previously it authenticated against Akkoma, and I would like to get that working again since changing back from ejabberd to Prosody. But in the mean time simply request and I will create an xmpp account for you. There is no web client associated, you will need to install an app. I recommend Gajim for Linux and Windows, and Monocles Chat or Conversations on Android. iOS seems a bit hit and miss, but have heard Monal is okay. There a plenty of other options, but I have found these the most solid.