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> OpenCollective says that the total donations are $1,107.75 USD with 6 contributors. I threw another 20 bucks at them after reading that, but it seems like at

> OpenCollective says that the total donations are $1,107.75 USD with 6 contributors. I threw another 20 bucks at them after reading that, but it seems like at least ads or something would make sense purely from a financial perspective, since even with 8M impressions, not that many are interested in donating sadly. What are the operational costs of running such a site?

captn3m0 3y ago
Currently none, but that's mostly because we've worked hard to keep it that way. I publish finance updates on a GitHub Discussion (https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/discussions/287 https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/discussions...). We used to pay $9/mo for Netlify Analytics but didn't find it helpful. We're looking to join OpenEoX.org to standardize EoL information publication, but that requires a lot more funds (https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/discussions/4008 https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/discussions...). We also have a pretty long roadmap (https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/issues/2108 https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/issues/2108) that focuses on integrating better with the sbom ecosystem (We want to make an API that does SBOM->EOL alerts for eg). Such projects require a lot of development effort, and we'd like to be able to sponsor it on our own (via grants/donations).
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
  > We want to make an API that does SBOM->EOL alerts for eg You could consider making more expensive features paid options? Definitely tradeoffs there but it is an option, especially for business-useful features
- teepo 3y ago
  This is a great idea. Hopefully this gets more attention and resources. You're really well positioned to fill a gap in the ecosystem.
midasuni 3y ago
Setting aside a HN spike, $100 a year should be fine for hosting. Or use someone else’s hosting platform like GitHub, cloudflare etc for the cost of a domain name.

captn3m0 3y ago

Currently none, but that's mostly because we've worked hard to keep it that way. I publish finance updates on a GitHub Discussion (https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/discussions/287 https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/discussions...). We used to pay $9/mo for Netlify Analytics but didn't find it helpful. We're looking to join OpenEoX.org to standardize EoL information publication, but that requires a lot more funds (https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/discussions/4008 https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/discussions...). We also have a pretty long roadmap (https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/issues/2108 https://github.com/endoflife-date/endoflife.date/issues/2108) that focuses on integrating better with the sbom ecosystem (We want to make an API that does SBOM->EOL alerts for eg). Such projects require a lot of development effort, and we'd like to be able to sponsor it on our own (via grants/donations).

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
> We want to make an API that does SBOM->EOL alerts for eg You could consider making more expensive features paid options? Definitely tradeoffs there but it is an option, especially for business-useful features
teepo 3y ago
This is a great idea. Hopefully this gets more attention and resources. You're really well positioned to fill a gap in the ecosystem.

midasuni 3y ago

Setting aside a HN spike, $100 a year should be fine for hosting. Or use someone else’s hosting platform like GitHub, cloudflare etc for the cost of a domain name.