Keep Our Servers Running
- ID
- 22060
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 07 Sep 2026, 11:29 AM
- Fetched
- 09 Sep 2026, 9:09 AM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://blog.archive.org/2026/09/01/keep-our-servers-running-your-recurring-donation-goes-3x-this-september/
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 2.0
- Created
- 09 Sep 2026, 10:16 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_codersdatabase_learnersai_ml_learnersai_agent_userssaas_founders
What happened
The Internet Archive is running a September fundraising campaign where new recurring donations of $25 or more are matched 2:1, turning $25 into $75. The organization manages 210 petabytes of data on self-built infrastructure without ads, user data sales, or access fees.
Why it matters
This is a donation appeal, not a technical or product update. The only actionable takeaway is whether you or your company want to start a recurring donation this month while the 2:1 match is active. No engineering or business decision changes because of this post.
Discussion angle
Worth a 30-second mention: the Internet Archive stores 210 petabytes on self-operated infrastructure funded by ~$25 average donations — a useful reference point for anyone thinking about the real cost of independent, ad-free data hosting at scale.