When instances get older, they can become harder to maintain due to storage and high usage issues with risks of donations drying up.

  • Jeena@piefed.jeena.netEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    If it would automatically delete high res media but replace it with low res, when a post ia older than let’s say a year.

    • Rimu@piefed.socialMEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      Currently, it deletes all media (after 12 months) and serves the media from the origin instance instead.

      I’ve gone about as far as I can with the technical fixes, IMO it’s now more of a question of a ‘business model’ for want of a better term.

      • Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.caOPEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        In gaming there’s been lots of software tricks to squeeze more graphics out of limited hardware (Uncharted 4 on base ps4) but yes it’s important to motivate folks to donate more since there’s enough money for FOSS projects.