Just Patreon, and then there are some deals with hosting providers for servers as well. Essentially, hosting providers will pay some % of their hosting income, and in return they get "natural" advertisement and other benefits. For example, if you ask our support how to host a server, they might mention a list of providers.
This all works because the only expenses are necessary operational costs, for example server costs for the backend.
All developers, support, moderation, etc., which was around 53 people when I left in January, are volunteers and do not get paid. This is mostly because it would not be sustainable, because when you pay people, you have to pay them in accordance with local laws like minimum wage. Nobody, not even the founder, is taking money out for themselves.
I hope that answers your question! And it's great to hear when people use it :)
This all works because the only expenses are necessary operational costs, for example server costs for the backend.
All developers, support, moderation, etc., which was around 53 people when I left in January, are volunteers and do not get paid. This is mostly because it would not be sustainable, because when you pay people, you have to pay them in accordance with local laws like minimum wage. Nobody, not even the founder, is taking money out for themselves.
I hope that answers your question! And it's great to hear when people use it :)