diff --git a/docs/content/posts/2024-12-05-downtime-notes.md b/docs/content/posts/2024-12-05-downtime-notes.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a6c2bc7b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/posts/2024-12-05-downtime-notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +title: late 2024 downtime notes & funding update +permalink: /posts/2024-12-05-downtime-notes/ +--- + +## late 2024 downtime notes & funding update + +hello everyone, i'm sure you've noticed the recent bot issues the past few +weeks. i'll explain a little about it here, hopefully it helps understand a bit +of what's going on. + +in short: pluralkit is in close to 850,000 discord servers by now. running such +a large discord bot is hard work and it's expensive; all of us in the staff team +are putting in our own time and money to make the bot as best as it can be - +it's an accessibility tool first and foremost, and we care about everyone who +uses the bot (even if it's not for an accessibility reason! that's fine too!) +and we're happy to do what we can for y'all. + +unfortunately, the time and money we are able to put in right now is not quite +enough to have the bot run smoothly. we're at a point where the size of the bot +is just over our technical and financial capabilities, and we're working through +making adjustments for that. it'll be rocky for some time longer, so please bear +with us while we figure things out. + +in the future, we're looking at creating a "pluralkit premium" to offer some +extra paid features (don't worry, no existing features will ever become paid), +so we can pay staff/devs for their time working on pluralkit. it'll take a +while, legal company things are not something any of us are experienced in. +hopefully at 1 million servers? no promises, though! + +in the short-term, we'd like to be able to afford better, more reliable servers, +without paying for them out of our own pockets. if you can, please consider +subscribing to our new [patreon]() or making +a one-time donation on [buymeacoffee]() - +even just a dollar or two is really helpful. (if you'd like to donate but +neither of those work, please reach out and we'll see what we can do) + +we're also looking for technical help on infrastructure and non-bot backend +services. all of the code and infrastructure for pluralkit is open-source on +[our github](). if you're familiar with running +real-time software at scale and are able to help, we'd really appreciate it. + +finally, thank _you_ for using and sharing and talking about pluralkit. this has +never meant to be a big business, or a business at all; it was created to be a +useful resource to plural folk, and we're very happy it's been useful to so many +people. many of you have written unofficial guides and youtube videos and other +resources, as well as created websites and apps and tools that integrate with +pluralkit. we love seeing the work all of you put in to make everyone else's +experience better. + +any thoughts/comments are welcome in the +[#suggestions-feedback](https://discord.com/channels/466707357099884544/468821582794588160) +channel of the support server: + +\- astrid, iris, alyssa, pals, and the rest of the pluralkit team diff --git a/docs/content/posts/2025-01-14-funding-update.md b/docs/content/posts/2025-01-14-funding-update.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..de633aaf --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/posts/2025-01-14-funding-update.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: january 2025 funding update +permalink: /posts/2025-01-14-funding-update/ +--- + +## january 2025 funding update + +hi @everyone! a little update from [last month's announcement](/posts/2024-12-05-downtime-notes/). + +we've signed a sponsorship agreement with [Prodigi](https://prodigi.nz) - +they've agreed to let us use some of their space in a US datacenter +(specifically HE FMT2). +> Prodigi is a New Zealand based technology services provider. They offer shared +web hosting and VPSes, as well as business networking and consultancy services. + +while we have datacenter space available now, we still need to buy servers to +put there. we've bought some hardware with the donations from last month (thank +you very much!), but we're looking for **$2000** more in donations. this will +allow us to get servers that will last us a very long time, and support the bot +as it gets bigger in the future. + +one-time donations are best on +[buy me a coffee](https://buymeacoffee.com/pluralkit), but donations on +[patreon](https://patreon.com/pluralkit) are appreciated too. if neither of +those work for you, let us know in the +[support server](https://discord.gg/PczBt78). + +alternatively, if you're a enterprise hardware manufacturer/vendor (or SFMIX, +since we'll need a port there) and would like to also sponsor us, please reach +out at :​) + +we're hoping to get everything set up in the new datacenter and the bot moved +over towards end of february / beginning of march. we'll let you know! diff --git a/docs/content/posts/index.md b/docs/content/posts/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..044784d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/posts/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +--- +title: Announcements & other posts +permalink: /posts/ +--- + +# Announcements & other posts + +- 2025-01-14: [january 2025 funding update](/posts/2025-01-14-funding-update/) +- 2024-12-05: [late 2024 downtime notes & funding update](/posts/2024-12-05-downtime-notes/)