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Snowflake Daily Operations

PROJECT

This Project provides funding of Snowflake operational costs.

About


Several technologies are available for reaching the internet in a safe way, the Tor project being a prominent example.

But reaching the Tor network is in turn sometimes problematic, due to censors’ aim to block open access. Snowflake is one tool designed and implemented to circumvent the blockade.

Snowflake provides thousands of short-lived connections to the Internet that are difficult for government censors to block. These proxies are run by volunteers and the software has been created by volunteers.

Further information, and instructions for how you can help by running a Snowflake proxy:
Recent events in different parts of the world show that this tool for avoiding censorship is essential for possibilities to communicate via the internet and to report to the outside world, while the authorities block ordinary Tor communication.

Snowflake is free to use -- but operating the infrastructure costs money.
Snowflake Daily Operations is providing funding for the operational costs of running the bridge component of Snowflake.
Snowflake Daily Operations is not part of The Tor Project.

Operational expenses are anticipated to be buying, upgrading, and repairing hardware - added up in the budget post Yearly Hardware Depreciation
To this adds paying for Bandwidth and basic system administration, Hosting base cost.
There will also be need for hands-on preventive maintenance, routine inspections or trouble-shooting - so-called "smart hands".

Estimated yearly expense budget                    EUR
Hardware depreciation                                  1 250
Bandwidth                                                      7 500
Hosting base cost                                             750
Smart hands                                                   1 500
Yearly total                                                             11 000

Anything you can contribute to sustain this critical service will be much appreciated!

Our team is made up of volunteers who work to raise funds for the operational costs of running the bridge component of Snowflake.
We do this independently of any links to The Tor Project.

Our team

Linus Nordberg

Core Contributor

David Fifield

Core Contributor

Budget


Transparent and open finances.

Today’s balance

€8,617.86 EUR

Total raised

€13,460.43 EUR

Total disbursed

€4,842.57 EUR

Estimated annual budget

€5,521.23 EUR

Expenses

All time

Expenses paid

2

Amount disbursed

€4,816.82

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hosting
2€4,816.82

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Contributions

All time

Contributions received

30

Amount collected

€14,779.46

Tiers# of ContributionsAmount
one-time
23€14,180.00
recurring
7€599.46

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Financial Contributions

Recurring contribution
Backer

Support Operations of Snowflake with a monthly contribution

Starts at
€10 EUR / month

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Sponsor

Join us for €100.00 per month and support us

Starts at
€100 EUR / month

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Make a custom one-time or recurring contribution.

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+ 22

Snowflake Daily Operations is all of us

Our contributors 26

Thank you for supporting Snowflake Daily Operations.

Mullvad VPN AB

€5,000 EUR

Mullvad VPN AB

€3,900 EUR

Incognito

€2,250 EUR

Verkligen Data

€1,400 EUR

Guest

€1,000 EUR

Guest

Backer

€360 EUR

Marc

€150 EUR

Guest

Backer

€130 EUR

Guest

€100 EUR

Derek

€70 EUR

Øystein

€50 EUR

Tom Ritter

€50 EUR

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Let’s get the ball rolling!

News from Snowflake Daily Operations

Updates on our activities and progress.

2024 October update

(David Fifield) The total number of users and bandwidth of the snowflake-01 bridge was virtually unchanged through October 2024....
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Published on November 4, 2024 by Erik Nordberg

2024 September update

(David Fifield) The number of users of the snowflake-01 bridge was virtually unchanged through September 2024....
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Published on October 8, 2024 by Erik Nordberg

2024 August update

(David Fifield) The number of users of the snowflake-01 bridge was about the same at the beginning and end of August 2024. On about 2024-08-20, there was a substantial decrease which undid the slow increase that had happened earlier in the...
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Published on September 9, 2024 by Erik Nordberg