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Why do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 years ago by flashgnash@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Snipe_AT@lemmy.atay.dev 8 points 2 years ago

i just installed debian in an old laptop and paid google for a domain for $1 a month ($12/year).

doing it primarily because it seems like a cool thing to mess with and i’ve already learned cool things like DDNS and how to establish free https certificates via “let’s encrypt”. it’s pretty enlightening.