No idea why people say running a mastodon network instance is cheap.
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No idea why people say running a mastodon network instance is cheap. It's expensive. Here's what I’m paying just for mastodon.layer02.net (80 users active, 97% resource utilization):
- 48U rack space lease: $700/mo
- Power: $300/mo
- Two IPv4 /24 blocks: $300/mo
- 10Gbps burstable internet: $300/mo
- 3 HP ProLiant DL380 Gen10 servers (~$20k each)
- 1 HP ProLiant DL160 Gen10 (~$1k)
- 2 Brocade ICX switches (~$200 each)
- Misc fiber cables, transceivers, DACs, etc.: $500
Can someone help me figure out how to lower my costs? I'm dying. The mastodon network is not sustainable. -
Erin 💽✨replied to mia (again mwahahah #identitytheft) last edited by
@disarray looking at this i’m like “wow that rack space is relatively expensive and that transit is cheap”, though to be fair I have no context on what your committed data rate is so
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Alyx :neocat_flag_ace:replied to Erin 💽✨ last edited by
@erincandescent @disarray Honestly, the rack space is not that unusual for a US DC. We pay the same in Kansas City.
Tho, it's questionable if you need a full rack if you just use like 7U :neocat_laugh_nervous: But some DCs don't offer smaller colos, so that might be the reason.
I assume the transit isn't unmetered tho.
That seems to be fairly cheap. But on the other hand, bluebirds upstram is mosty HE.net and Cogent so.. if they get a good pricing on a high commitment it's still possible. But won't make any real profits. -
Erin 💽✨replied to Alyx :neocat_flag_ace: last edited by
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