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# 💚 Support Fester
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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.
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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:
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- ⚡ **Build cluster electricity** (the test cluster runs 24/7)
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- 🖥️ **Hardware replacements** (fans, SSDs, thermal paste — builds are hard on hardware)
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- 🌐 **Domain + git hosting** (git.dcos.net, forgejo instances)
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- ☕ **Caffeine** (the fuel that keeps DAGs flowing)
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## 💰 Ways to Donate
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### Cryptocurrency (preferred — no platform fees)
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| Currency | Network | Address |
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| **Bitcoin** | BTC (mainnet) | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS` |
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| **Bitcoin** | Lightning | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_LIGHTNING_ADDRESS_OR_LNURL` |
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| **Monero** | XMR (mainnet) | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_XMR_ADDRESS` |
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| **Ethereum** | ERC-20 | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_ETH_ADDRESS` |
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| **USDC** | ERC-20 | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_USDC_ADDRESS` |
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| **USDC** | Polygon | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_USDC_POLYGON_ADDRESS` |
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| **SOL** | Solana | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SOL_ADDRESS` |
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### Fiat / Card
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| Platform | Link |
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| **GitHub Sponsors** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_GITHUB_SPONSORS_URL` |
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| **Ko-fi** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_KOFI_URL` |
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| **Liberapay** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_LIBERAPAY_URL` |
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| **Open Collective** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_OPENCOLLECTIVE_URL` |
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| **Patreon** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PATREON_URL` |
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### Other
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| Method | Details |
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| **PayPal** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PAYPAL_EMAIL_OR_ME_LINK` |
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| **Bank transfer (SEPA)** | `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SEPA_IBAN` (or email for details) |
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| **Hardware donations** | Email `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_CONTACT_EMAIL` — we always need more nodes! |
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## 🎯 Sponsorship Tiers
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If you'd like ongoing sponsorship with visibility, get in touch:
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| Tier | Suggested Monthly | Perks |
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| ☕ **Coffee** | $5 | Your name in `DONORS.md` |
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| 🖥️ **Node** | $25 | Above + priority issue triage |
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| 🏗️ **Cluster** | $100 | Above + logo on README + input on roadmap |
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| 🚀 **Sustaining** | $500+ | Above + co-branded release notes + dedicated support channel |
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Sponsors are listed in **[DONORS.md](DONORS.md)** (with their permission).
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## 🏢 Corporate Sponsorship
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If Fester is critical to your business and you want dedicated support, SLAs, or custom features:
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- 📧 Email: `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_BUSINESS_EMAIL`
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- We can invoice monthly/quarterly/annually
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- Custom feature development is available
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- On-prem deployment assistance
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## 🛠️ Non-Financial Contributions
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Money isn't the only way to help:
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- ⭐ **Star the repo** on [git.dcos.net/dcosnet/fester](https://git.dcos.net/dcosnet/fester)
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- 🐛 **File bug reports** with clear reproduction steps
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- ✨ **Submit PRs** — see **[CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)**
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- 📣 **Spread the word** — write a blog post, mention us on forums
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- 🧪 **Test on your hardware** — especially non-x86_64 arches (arm64, riscv64)
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- 📖 **Improve docs** — quickstart, cheatsheet, architecture notes
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## 📋 Transparency
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- All donations are tracked publicly in **[DONORS.md](DONORS.md)** (unless you request anonymity)
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- Quarterly reports will be posted showing how funds were used
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- 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
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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.*
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