Dear council,
This tip is to help me cover the costs of running the various tools I built for the Dotsama ecosystem.
The costs can be split into 2 main categories: Hosting fees and Maintenance costs.
Hosting fees:
I am using a digital ocean droplet for hosting which I am paying 52 USD per month.
52USD * 3 = 156 USD
Maintenance costs:
Whenever a runtime update happens, I spend time reviewing the changes and updating the code of all the above programs to ensure that they continue to be operational. I have spent approximately 10 hours on code maintenance over the last 3 months.
At 55USD/hr -> 55 USD * 10 = 550 USD
Total operation cost: 550 USD + 156 USD = 706 USD