Transition for supporter downloads (Patreon)
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First off, A lot of you have helped get the daily cost of Amazon down the past few days, to you I give a thousand thanks.
Secondly, those of you sharing the patreon only links elsewhere... Yes, I know... And please don't... I'm already at $2k for amazon this month, take a peek at the calendar and the patreon pledge number, if I keep AWS going I'm going to have to take out credit personally to keep the show going. At this point I either have to look elsewhere or put it in a higher tier.
I REALLY don't want to put it in a higher tier for a multitude of reasons, chief amongst them being that I don't want to force people to pay more to get access to it, so that leaves looking elsewhere.
Introducing BackBlaze.
All patreon only downloads have been setup with BackBlaze now, a far cheaper alternative than AWS/gCloud/Azure, while still being well regarded, so hoping this will take operative costs to a sustainable level without restricting any more than it already is.
All AWS download links are invalidated now, but the files are still there, so if this fails I can transition back easily.
I view this as a trial at this point, let's see how it goes.
PLEASE don't share the link elsewhere, as I'll be forced to take it down or close up shop if it keeps getting a shitton of grabs from all over the place.
It may seem as though I'm making a good deal here, but I'm spending a lot on operations, especially the past month, and I really can't afford to let this go into the red repeatedly.
I'm still eying options, but I don't dare invest into stuff like servers for the sideloader modpack or stuff like that with how the AWS stuff keeps exploding.
Those of you downloading from the new link, do share your experiences here so that I know how your experience is.