# 💚 Support Fester

Fester is free, open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0. It's built and maintained by contributors on their own time and hardware.

If Fester has saved you time, helped you ship a build, or just made your cluster more observable — **thank you for considering a donation**. Every contribution helps cover:

- ⚡ **Build cluster electricity** (the test cluster runs 24/7)
- 🖥️ **Hardware replacements** (fans, SSDs, thermal paste — builds are hard on hardware)
- 🌐 **Domain + git hosting** (git.dcos.net, forgejo instances)
- ☕ **Caffeine** (the fuel that keeps DAGs flowing)

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## 💰 Ways to Donate

### Cryptocurrency (preferred — no platform fees)

| Currency | Network | Address |
|----------|---------|---------|
| **Bitcoin** | BTC (mainnet) | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS` |
| **Bitcoin** | Lightning | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_LIGHTNING_ADDRESS_OR_LNURL` |
| **Monero** | XMR (mainnet) | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_XMR_ADDRESS` |
| **Ethereum** | ERC-20 | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_ETH_ADDRESS` |
| **USDC** | ERC-20 | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_USDC_ADDRESS` |
| **USDC** | Polygon | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_USDC_POLYGON_ADDRESS` |
| **SOL** | Solana | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SOL_ADDRESS` |

### Fiat / Card

| Platform | Link |
|----------|------|
| **GitHub Sponsors** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_GITHUB_SPONSORS_URL` |
| **Ko-fi** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_KOFI_URL` |
| **Liberapay** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_LIBERAPAY_URL` |
| **Open Collective** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_OPENCOLLECTIVE_URL` |
| **Patreon** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PATREON_URL` |

### Other

| Method | Details |
|--------|---------|
| **PayPal** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PAYPAL_EMAIL_OR_ME_LINK` |
| **Bank transfer (SEPA)** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SEPA_IBAN` (or email for details) |
| **Hardware donations** | Email `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_CONTACT_EMAIL` — we always need more nodes! |

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## 🎯 Sponsorship Tiers

If you'd like ongoing sponsorship with visibility, get in touch:

| Tier | Suggested Monthly | Perks |
|------|-------------------|-------|
| ☕ **Coffee** | $5 | Your name in `DONORS.md` |
| 🖥️ **Node** | $25 | Above + priority issue triage |
| 🏗️ **Cluster** | $100 | Above + logo on README + input on roadmap |
| 🚀 **Sustaining** | $500+ | Above + co-branded release notes + dedicated support channel |

Sponsors are listed in **[DONORS.md](DONORS.md)** (with their permission).

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## 🏢 Corporate Sponsorship

If Fester is critical to your business and you want dedicated support, SLAs, or custom features:

- 📧 Email: `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_BUSINESS_EMAIL`
- We can invoice monthly/quarterly/annually
- Custom feature development is available
- On-prem deployment assistance

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## 🛠️ Non-Financial Contributions

Money isn't the only way to help:

- ⭐ **Star the repo** on [git.dcos.net/dcosnet/fester](https://git.dcos.net/dcosnet/fester)
- 🐛 **File bug reports** with clear reproduction steps
- ✨ **Submit PRs** — see **[CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)**
- 📣 **Spread the word** — write a blog post, mention us on forums
- 🧪 **Test on your hardware** — especially non-x86_64 arches (arm64, riscv64)
- 📖 **Improve docs** — quickstart, cheatsheet, architecture notes

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## 📋 Transparency

- All donations are tracked publicly in **[DONORS.md](DONORS.md)** (unless you request anonymity)
- Quarterly reports will be posted showing how funds were used
- Donations do **not** grant special access or priority on the issue tracker (that's what sponsorship tiers are for)

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## 🙏 Thank You

To everyone who has donated, starred, contributed, or just tried Fester out — **you're the reason this project exists**. The build must flow.

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*Donation addresses last updated: 2026-06-28. Always check this file for the most current addresses.*