Looking for free 24/7 VPS for open-source project Aniraku (anime streaming platform)

shoislam

Hello everyone,

I’m the developer of Aniraku, an open-source anime streaming platform.

What is Aniraku?
It’s a free, ad-free, privacy-respecting anime platform with:

• Web frontend
• Android app
• Backend written in Go (multi-provider streaming with automatic fallback)

GitHub (Backend):
https://github.com/Aniraku/Aniraku-Backend
Github (Frontend):
https://github.com/Aniraku/Aniraku
Github(Android App):
https://github.com/Aniraku/Aniraku-App

Live sites:

• https://aniraku.tech/
• https://aniraku.runs-on.dev/
• https://aniraku.pages.dev/

The project is fully open-source (MIT license) and built for the community.

Why I’m posting here:
I’m from a middle-class family and currently can’t afford a proper 24/7 VPS. Aniraku is growing and now needs a stable always-on server with decent bandwidth (preferably no strict bandwidth limits or at least 2TB+).

I’m looking for any of the following:

• Free VPS (community / FOSSVPS style)
• Anyone who can sponsor/host the backend for a while

Specs I need (minimum):

• 2 vCPU
• 4 GB RAM
• 24/7 uptime
• Pretty much bandwidth

I’m happy to give full credit, put the sponsor’s name on the site, or help in any way possible.

Thank you for reading, and thanks in advance to anyone who can help or point me in the right direction.

Best regards,
shoislam

cloudblast

Do you have any user base? I think that's what matters when you seek for a sponsorship

JoshR

Are you running the video side of it or just the website part? (Both?)
~Josh

shoislam

@JoshR said:
Are you running the video side of it or just the website part? (Both?)
~Josh

I don’t host any video files myself.
Aniraku only scrapes and provides working streaming links from multiple providers (with automatic fallback). The actual video streams come from the source sites.

kenjing789

So OP asking for DMCA/Copyright ignore server or you have license to stream them ? I dont think 2TB or even 20TB bandwidth can cover the user demand unless very low user count.

shoislam

@cloudblast said:
Do you have any user base? I think that's what matters when you seek for a sponsorship

Yes, I already have Pretty much users.
I’m planning to open Discord and Telegram channels soon to grow the community properly.

shoislam

@kenjing789 said:
So OP asking for DMCA/Copyright ignore server or you have license to stream them ? I dont think 2TB or even 20TB bandwidth can cover the user demand unless very low user count.

I don’t host any video content. Aniraku only scrapes and proxies working links from other providers.

Regarding bandwidth — yes, I do need Pretty much bandwidth because of the proxying and multiple users, but I’m not storing or serving the actual video files myself.

dbadude

@shoislam said:

@kenjing789 said:
So OP asking for DMCA/Copyright ignore server or you have license to stream them ? I dont think 2TB or even 20TB bandwidth can cover the user demand unless very low user count.

I don’t host any video content. Aniraku only scrapes and proxies working links from other providers.

Regarding bandwidth — yes, I do need Pretty much bandwidth because of the proxying and multiple users, but I’m not storing or serving the actual video files myself.

Scraping content and streaming it from your platform is a copyright violation. Better stream creative commons/open source videos, if you don't want to end up like the German mega upload dude.

aphex

does your patreon not make enough to buy a $5-10 vps for this ai slop?

shoislam

@dbadude said:

@shoislam said:

@kenjing789 said:
So OP asking for DMCA/Copyright ignore server or you have license to stream them ? I dont think 2TB or even 20TB bandwidth can cover the user demand unless very low user count.

I don’t host any video content. Aniraku only scrapes and proxies working links from other providers.

Regarding bandwidth — yes, I do need Pretty much bandwidth because of the proxying and multiple users, but I’m not storing or serving the actual video files myself.

Scraping content and streaming it from your platform is a copyright violation. Better stream creative commons/open source videos, if you don't want to end up like the German mega upload dude.

I understand your concern.

Aniraku does not host or store any video files. It only provides links by scraping publicly available sources, similar to how many aggregator sites work.

Most of the sites I scrape also don’t have any strict concerns about scraping.

That said, I fully respect copyright laws and I’m carefully monitoring the legal side. The project is still early and I’m focusing on keeping everything as clean and transparent as possible.

Thanks for the warning — I appreciate it.

shoislam

@aphex said:
does your patreon not make enough to buy a $5-10 vps for this ai slop?

Nh I have only few members..

cloudblast

@shoislam said: Yes, I already have Pretty much users.

maybe you can share some numbers?

shoislam

@cloudblast said:

@shoislam said: Yes, I already have Pretty much users.

maybe you can share some numbers?

20K+ for now and still growing