¶ Costs / Transparency / Contribute
¶ Why Donations Are Needed
Since 2022, the project has been sustained thanks to my own funds and the help of a few close friends and supporters.
That budget is now exhausted.
To keep the archive alive, we urgently need contributions.
The main costs are servers and the storage of terabytes of historical data that cannot be lost.
I’ve always tried to avoid fundraising because every euro could instead go directly to Ukraine. But this archive has become a long-term commitment, and without outside help, it cannot continue.
If you prefer, please consider donating to
Verified Charities
My personal recommendation goes to ComeBackAlive and Prytula Foundation.
If you want to help keep this project alive, here are the real costs ⬇️
Pricing updated to 2025 (August 2025)
All included :
Per year: €3,598.08
Per month: €299.84
¶ Server – €143.23/month
VPS 1
24 Core “AMD EPYC 7282 16-Core Processor”
126.61 GB RAM
➡️ This server is still looking for a core sponsor
VPS 2
10 Core “Intel® Xeon® CPU E5-2683 v4 @ 2.10GHz”
67.42 GB RAM
✅ donations to help are welcome
Purpose : hosting, computation, scraping and automation workflows, project management tools.
¶ Storage – €1632 / Year
¶ 136 € per month (incl. 21% VAT)
We pay to keep past years’ video archives online. This is critical: once deleted, this unique data cannot be recovered.
- 20 TB – 2022-202x - Video Storage Ukraine → 40 €/month (needs sponsor)
- 20 TB – 2022-2024 - Archive Russian Video → 40 €/month (needs sponsor)
- 20 TB – 2025-202x - Russian Data → 40 €/month ** (needs sponsor)
Without continuous funding, old archives risk being lost.
Content Delivery Network: 20 €/month
(incl. 21% VAT)
¶ How I Cut Costs by Replacing Inoreader with a Custom Python Solution
Previously, I relied on eight Inoreader accounts (each costing €96 per year) to aggregate data from Telegram channels. Inoreader’s limitations—such as a 30-channel cap per account—meant I needed multiple subscriptions to cover all the channels I wanted to archive. The total annual cost was €768, not including the overhead of managing multiple accounts and dealing with their restrictions.
¶ The Problem:
High Cost: €768/year for Inoreader subscriptions.
Scalability Issues: Limited to 30 Telegram channels per account.
Complex Workflow: Data had to be sent via webhooks to N8N for translation (using DeepL) and then pushed back to Telegram, adding unnecessary steps and potential points of failure.
¶ The Solution:
I developed a custom Python script that:
Directly fetches Telegram channel data (no more Inoreader dependency).
Translates content using DeepL within the same script.
Formats and archives the translated content back to Telegram, ready for use.
¶ Key Benefits:
Cost Savings: Eliminated €768/year in Inoreader fees.
Scalability: No more 30-channel limits; I can add as many Telegram channels as needed.
Simplified Workflow: Direct integration between Telegram, DeepL, and archiving—no intermediate tools required.
Full Control: Custom code allows for easy adjustments and future improvements.
¶ Result:
By removing Inoreader from the workflow, I’ve reduced costs, increased flexibility, and streamlined the entire process—all while maintaining the same functionality.
The Project started on 24 February 2022 and has been running ever since.
- 2022: ~10h/day for 7 months straight, until burnout forced a pause (~1200h of unpaid work).
- 2023: switched to a “marathon pace,” balancing daily work and recruiting volunteers for Version 2.
- 2024–2025: maintaining the archive, fixing automation issues, verifying integrity, and doing general maintenance every week.
Your support ensures that this work can continue without losing years of precious data.
if you can’t see the form below, here’s the link
By sponsoring a membership Tier, you directly participate into securing the stability of the archive and if we can get enough sponsors, we can grow the number of Telegram channels we archive and the Video Storage capacity we have to archive Telegram videos.
¶ Credits
¶ DEEPL
big shout out to DeepL CEO contribution
Without the generous offer of translation credit from DeepL CEO this project would not have been possible.
DeepL 💗
¶ CLOUDRON
Cloudron the Best self-hosting solution
Cloudron allowed this project to takeoff in one day and to put in place the first iteration of the translation system in a few hours.
Cloudron enable you or your project to operate without friction.
¶ OSINT COMMUNITY
Thanks to the OSINT Community on Twitter, X, Discord, Blueksy
Citizens and Expert OSINT researchers doing an amazing work at documenting, archiving and fact-checking the Russian War against Ukraine.
