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< div class = h > < h1 id = costs > Costs of operating ~vern< / h1 > < a aria-hidden = true href = #costs > #costs< / a > < / div >
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< p > Here are the things we need to pay for in order for ~vern to be up and healthy< / p >
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< li > USD 4.5/mo VPS in Ashburn, Virginia (Hetzner)< / li >
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< li > USD 5/mo VPS in Newark, New Jersey (Linode)< / li >
< li > USD 15/yr (1.25 USD monthly) for vern.cc domain (GoDaddy)< / li >
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< p > Electricity costs for the local servers is hard to measure. Hence isn't counted< / p >
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< div class = h > < h3 id = why-godaddy > Why GoDaddy?< / h3 > < a aria-hidden = true href = #why-godaddy > #why-godaddy< / a > < / div >
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< p > Our original domain was registered on GoDaddy long before we planned on doing anything public-facing like ~vern.< / p >
< p > Transfer is not currently possible for us since GoDaddy policy requires whois protection to be turned off before transfer.< / p >
< p > The amount of sensitive information leaked is not be worth it and if we input fake whois info there is a good change the domain would get suspended< / p >
< p > Hence, for the time being, vern.cc will be on GoDaddy.< / p >
< p > This also comes with the issue of also not being able to add DS records for valid DNSSEC.< / p >
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< div class = h > < h3 id = excess > How excess money is used< / h3 > < a aria-hidden = true href = #excess > #excess< / a > < / div >
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< p > Any excess money we get (more than $10.75/mo) will be distributed among the admins.< / p >
< p > Information about the usage of these donations can be found in the < a href = /finreport > monthly financial report< / a > .< / p >
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