Thank you to everyone who donated in January. Your support keeps GhostBSD running and growing.
In January 2026, GhostBSD received 1,259.52 CAD in donations: 481.52 CAD from Patreon (350.45 USD) and 778.00 CAD from PayPal.
Compared to December 2025 (1,216.36 CAD), this is an increase of +43.16 CAD (+3.5%). Compared to January 2025 (1,158.34 CAD), this is an increase of +101.18 CAD (+8.7%), a strong start to the year.
The 2026 year-to-date total is 1,259.52 CAD, putting us at 4.2% of our new annual goal of 30,000 CAD.
Expenses
Infrastructure Costs
- So You Start: 152.93 CAD, dedicated servers, web hosting, and 6 IPs for jails
- Storj: 108.76 CAD, package distribution
- Home server (power + connectivity): 160.00 CAD
Other Expenses
- Claude Pro: 32.20 CAD
Total Expenses: 453.89 CAD
Net for January: 805.63 CAD
Server Fund
800.00 CAD from January goes toward the server fund, bringing the total set aside to approximately 5,200.00 CAD. This fund is working toward purchasing an Ampere ARM server to add ARM build support in the future.
Contributors/Sponsors
See the Donors List: https://www.ghostbsd.org/donors
See the Patron List: https://www.ghostbsd.org/about/patreon
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