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You don't know it, but your open-source might be worth millions of dollars 🤑

I have been working on Postiz for a long time.
Postiz is a self-hosted social media scheduling tool; it's the 1st solution ever in the world that is open-source (and robust.)

98% of the stuff I program mainly goes to the open-source.
Our docker downloads passed 1.5m downloads in 6 months.

On paper, you might think this project is making millions, but the truth is far from that; it takes only a few thousand per month.

Docker Downloads


Make it more challenging to deploy to make more money?

It feels like adding more things to the open source decreases the number of users that pay for it.

It feels like you need to "cheat" and make deployment harder for people so they pay money. That's not what open-source is about, and it's a weirder way to make money.

So why does something that brings so much money get so little money, and who is actually making the money?


Who is making the money?

The answer is evident to me: hosting solutions and 1-click deployment apps like Coolify, Portainer, Unraid, and Elestio. And guess what? When people need support, they come to you, so you must spend money on it.

I think this 1-click deployment platform should primarily pay for the open-source solutions an affiliate. Maybe it will also incentivize the open-source solutions to send people back to them, but that's a different story; let's continue.

So, business model... what is out there?

  • Cloud solutions - This is a classic solution you offer the same open-source, maybe with more cloud features. Companies that don't want to host the solution themselves or have problems hosting it purchase subscriptions. Sometimes, if your hosted solution is not a dev tool, some people who are not developers might use it.  
  • Self-Hosting Support - If you have a dev tool, many privacy-first companies might want to pay you for priority support, custom features, etc. That's the main leading model for serious OSS companies looking to make money.
     

  • Sponsorship - Indie-dev especially might enjoy money from sponsorship. It's nice - but not something that will make you leave your job and focus all your time on open-source.


My new discovery

I ran my usual marketing a few days ago, making another feature and a video for it - the drill.

Somebody jumped into my Discord with a surprise question:

Discord

I created a new coin. You can see it here:
https://dexscreener.com/solana/DMsTbeCfX1crgAse5tver98KAMarPWeP3d6U3Gmmpump

Now, on a $1.2m market cap as the primary holder 35%, I am sitting on around $500k, changing all the time.

My coin has made a massive multiplier compared to my SaaS.
I encourage you to open a new coin.
You don't have to put much money into it.
And if you do, please let me know I will put some money there might make some good $$ on it.


Be careful from Crypto

The Defi (that's probably where you are going to launch your coin) is a very dark place, full of scams.
That's not open-source, so be aware of everything you do.
People will try to cheat, take your money, and scam you.
You need to know what you are stepping into.
This is not something everybody needs to do. It's just another way to think about more places where you can get more money for your value.


What's the connection between Crypto and open source?

Not too much. People have been rug-pulled and scammed before looking for something more stable to put their money on.
They are mainly looking for an AI-Agent repository with a good roadmap.

You know, hype always gets a lot of attention.
If your repository is in the web3 sector, that's even better but not a must.


Be careful out there!
And good luck!

And, of course, star and use Postiz if you can!
https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app/

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Andrey Rusev

Congrats on the coin! :)

And a quick suggestion - hosting providers often have partnership programs for ISVs, marketplaces, etc - where you share revenue.

Take a look around the internet (if you haven't already) - there might be suitable places where you can monetize your app.

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Nevo David

Will look it up :)

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Nathan Tarbert

This is so cool!

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Nevo David

🚀

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弥彦

How to get your coins into this open source project? For example, whether to consider using your coins to pay the monthly fee

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Nevo David

You can run lifetime deals with your token or even a subscription.
There are many payment providers for Crypro.

I am using NOWPayments - at the moment.
People can't buy with my coin, as payment providers don't support new coins.

Once we move to a higher-tier exchange, it will be easy to pay with our coin.

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弥彦

I hope to cooperate with more advanced exchanges as soon as possible, so that your currency can be useful faster.

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Nevo David

Working on it :)
More on our spaces on Sunday :)

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Andrew

Interesting, I never thought about it in that way

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Nevo David

🙏🏻

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tim brandom

Cool!

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Jeffrey Martin

Congratulations on the COIN!!! Great stuff! Starring Postiz now and will give some serious consideration for use in an upcoming project if I can. Inspiring work!

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Nevo David

Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻