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how much does running a mastodon instance of 1000 users costs? Disabling Images and allowing only text is one of my condition. So if I do that, will that change cost? I am thinking of a VPS so that i can have greater control over instance functionality

How much Storage and RAM will be required roughly?

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[โ€“] sartaj@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It is number of people necessary for instance to be functional as intended. I am trying to run an instance where only people verified using legal Documents should be able to post, comment, vote. That is to increase transparency and keep spammers away. I Intend it to be a political website I will read about GoToSocial and Pleroma

[โ€“] rglullis 9 points 1 week ago

I'd guess that whoever would be willing to give you copies of legal documents just to join an "exclusive" instance would also be okay with contributing a few bucks per month to pay for its costs.