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Instance cost breakdown for April 2026:
Digital Ocean - $676.84
Mailgun - $7.52
DeepL Translate - $28.50
tech.lgbt Domain Registration (1/12) - $7.85
April 2026 Total: $720.71
March 2026 Total: $737.09
Cost Change: -$16.38
We want to thank our instance supporters on our Patreon and Liberapay for keeping the instance running!
https://www.
patreon.com/techlgbt
https://
liberapay.com/techlgbt/
Instance cost breakdown for June 2026:
Digital Ocean - $693.33
Mailgun - $7.76
DeepL Translate - $25.08
tech.lgbt Domain Registration (1/12) - $7.85
May 2026 Total: $733.94
April 2026 Total: $715.98
Cost Change: +$17.96
We want to thank our instance supporters on our Patreon and Liberapay for keeping the instance running!
https://www.
patreon.com/techlgbt
https://
liberapay.com/techlgbt/
Instance cost breakdown for July 2026:
Digital Ocean - $702.30
Mailgun - $7.72
DeepL Translate - $28.57
tech.lgbt Domain Registration (1/12) - $7.85
July 2026 Total: $746.44
June 2026 Total: $733.94
Cost Change: +$12.50
We want to thank our instance supporters on our Patreon and Liberapay for keeping the instance running!
https://www.
patreon.com/techlgbt
https://
liberapay.com/techlgbt/
Instance cost breakdown for August 2026:
Digital Ocean - $686.15
Mailgun - $8.49
DeepL Translate - $27.25
tech.lgbt Domain Registration (1/12) - $7.85
August 2026 Total: $729.74
July 2026 Total: $746.44
Cost Change: -$16.70
We want to thank our instance supporters on our Patreon and Liberapay for keeping the instance running!
https://www.patreon.com/techlgbt
https://liberapay.com/techlgbt/
Instance cost breakdown for September 2026:
Digital Ocean - $709.61
Mailgun - $9.81
DeepL Translate - $26.79
tech.lgbt Domain (1/12) - $7.85
September 2026 Total: $754.06
August 2026 Total: $729.74
Cost Change: +$24.32
We want to thank our instance supporters on our Patreon and Liberapay for keeping the instance running!
https://www.patreon.com/techlgbt
https://liberapay.com/techlgbt/
Instance cost breakdown for May 2026:
Digital Ocean - $673.99
Mailgun - $6.93
DeepL Translate - $27.21
tech.lgbt Domain Registration (1/12) - $7.85
May 2026 Total: $715.98
April 2026 Total: $720.71
Cost Change: -$4.73
We want to thank our instance supporters on our Patreon and Liberapay for keeping the instance running!
https://www.patreon.com/techlgbt
https://liberapay.com/techlgbt/
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