# Discourse hosting is being terminated, fundraising successful
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035
**Category:** Site Feedback
**Created:** [December 22, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035 "2018-12-22T00:50:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@nameless\_survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nameless_survivor)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/24 "2018-12-26T13:49:57Z")
Are there any additional things you need to keep the site running or that would assist development, like hardware, or software that needs to have paid licensing? I might be able to contribute a bit more on occasion, but they would have to be one time expenditures.
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### Author:  [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/25 "2018-12-26T20:55:07Z")
I’m pretty comitted to using open source software, so there’s nothing to license.
The complete list of expenses for the project as of now are:
Hosting for forums.
Hosting for Jenkins build (this is donated by @Narc0tiq, i would be interested in covering his costs if donors were ok with it).
The [cataclysmdda.org](http://cataclysmdda.org) domain, this is only like $15 a year.
Compute resources I use for building and testing, about $40 a month.
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### Author:  [@Stone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Stone)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/26 "2018-12-26T22:31:24Z")
I can chip in if need be, definitely dont mind supporting a game I’ve played for years. Edit, just saw the patron page, 🙂
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### Author:  [@Daeros13](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daeros13)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/27 "2018-12-26T22:57:15Z")
As far as I think, any money donated would go to any and everything project related, regardless of location. But if you do a poll, throw my vote to: all uses as you see fit.
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### Author:  [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/28 "2018-12-27T02:15:28Z")
Thank you everyone who has signed up to donate. Its looking very good to cover the costs, and I’ll start the process of migrating the forums.
I’ll also continue to look into ads for the forums as a more equitable and future-proof alternative.
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### Author:  [@Ricky\_Van](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ricky_Van)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/29 "2018-12-27T05:51:30Z")
ahh good news… more refreshing than a winter wind.
i’ll be waiting for the ads to come so the forum will have new and fresh look, plus ads.
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### Author:  [@Stone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Stone)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/30 "2018-12-29T00:55:55Z")
heyyy, wheres my patron badge/label xD
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### Author:  [@Bobdole44](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bobdole44)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/31 "2018-12-29T02:23:09Z")
Everyone is missing the big opportunity here, we just turn CDDA into a monthy subscription ser-_Reflexively shoots self_
edit- It really just hit me how what everyone working on CDDA is doing, is above and in many ways beyond what the gaming companies(including a fair amount of independent studios) could ever hope to accomplish. A sincere hearty thanks to Kevin and all the other devs(I don’t know all your names sadly). You all consistently succeed where multi-billion dollar companies continue to fail and the only thing you charge us is the obsessive amount of time we all sink into the game, haha. Thank you for keeping decent gaming alive. I really mean it, much gratitude. 😃
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### Author:  [@Human\_Shield](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Human_Shield)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/32 "2018-12-31T15:06:58Z")
Maybe I’m missing something but does this forum do something that [https://www.reddit.com/r/cataclysmdda/](https://www.reddit.com/r/cataclysmdda/) doesn’t?
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### Author:  [@Litppunk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Litppunk)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/33 "2018-12-31T15:14:47Z")
There is the bit about it not being on Reddit, and being its own, self navigable site. Which CAN have some perks
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### Author:  [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/34 "2018-12-31T17:21:45Z")
- 5 years of posting history.
- Better searchability.
- Better interface.
- Better community management options.
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### Author:  [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/35 "2018-12-31T18:37:08Z")
You forgot “Not on reddit” as a pro.
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### Author:  [@Litppunk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Litppunk)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/36 "2018-12-31T19:07:42Z")
I think that might have been a continuation of what I was saying, deliberate or otherwise, so not necessary to relist:
Pros:
> Not being on Reddit, own self nagigatable site which can have some perks of its own:
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> - 5 years of post history
> - Better searchability… etc
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### Author:  [@TheMurderUnicorn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMurderUnicorn)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/37 "2018-12-31T23:40:25Z")
Also, despite being so popular, I find Reddit to be hideous and hard to navigate. This forum looks a lot nicer.
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### Author:  [@Androth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Androth)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2019, 4:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discourse-hosting-is-being-terminated-fundraising-successful/18035/38 "2019-01-01T04:58:41Z")
honestly, i think both are hidious. i prefer something more like smf.
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