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+breadpunk.club is hosted on a DigitalOcean droplet that, as of this writing
+(2021-11-21):
+
+- has 2GB of memory and a 25GB disk 
+- runs Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS 
+- costs 15 USD/month
+
+while [~breadw](~breadw) can swing that price for now, it's always nice to have
+some help.
+
+## ways you can help
+
+- donate to server costs via [Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/acdw/). all
+donations received will be applied to breadpunk.club's server costs.
+- if you're thinking about starting your own tilde-style server, or looking for
+a host, use [this DigitalOcean referral
+code](https://m.do.co/c/389dd55b8e61). You'll get $100 off, and we'll get $25
+credit.