Post #1130095
2026-04-09 13:08 UTC
> We’re not.
Huh? You linked me an article where server cost is the lions share of signal operation.
> Most users doesn’t even donate 1€ when using free messengers.
How does signal operate then.
> They don’t offer ANY “nice-to-have” features
If they don't have high server costs, unlike the example from the article you brought up, they should hire cheaper software engineers from a different country or scale down development and have a longer runway.
Like I said - them having this problem is probably due to poor planing.
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@tyler@programming.dev 2026-04-11 03:24
I’ve read the article too and it also just seems badly designed. Their “storage costs” are most likely due to short s3 file lifetimes and so they’re literally just getting killed on storage for no reason. If they rented VPS space across the planet and just used normal hard drives their costs would likely drop instantaneously.