deploy fee 0.005 ETH one-time // on-chain fee, paid in ETH on Optimism covers: container setup, Traefik route, initial config, 2 years hosting domain cost pass-through from NameSilo // no markup — you pay what the registrar charges; free WHOIS privacy first 2 years included with deploy fee // bundled, no separate charge annual renewal at actual domain cost // paid in ETH, no platform surcharge self-host $0 // free forever. fork, build, run. no dependency on Praxis infrastructure // your data, your keys, your uptime
servers Hetzner CPX31 // 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, ~$30/month multi-tenant: one process serves all // no per-artist containers for normal traffic dedicated containers only for viral // auto-promoted at >200 concurrent connections at scale 10 artists: multi-tenant (1 server) // ~$30/month total 100 artists: multi-tenant (1 server) // ~$30/month total 1,000 artists: multi-tenant (1 server) // ~$30/month total 10,000 artists: multi-tenant (2-3 servers) // ~$60-90/month total 10,000 + 10 viral: + 10 dedicated // ~$120/month total // multi-tenant keeps costs near zero until viral traffic hits // dedicated containers auto-scale and auto-demote registration bundle deploy fee: 0.005 ETH // covers container + hosting + 2yr domain domain purchase included // NameSilo integration, cost pass-through // one payment, artist gets site + domain + 2 years hosting sustainability self-sustaining model // ETH deploy fee -> domain purchase + hosting hosting sustained by deploy fees // 0.005 ETH per artist covers years of hosting + domain renewals // annual, at-cost pass-through // no venture capital, no ads, no data sales
monitoring checks every 5 minutes // memory usage + container count per server threshold 80% memory usage // triggers new VPS provisioning or 50 containers on a single node // whichever comes first provisioning Hetzner Cloud API // auto-provision new server DNS configured automatically // new node added to pool Traefik routes propagated // zero manual intervention result no downtime during scaling // new artists always have capacity no manual intervention required // fully automated infrastructure
platform fees on transactions media sales: 0% // 100% to artist (+ collaborator splits) ticket resales: 0% // 100% to seller project funding: 0% // 100% distributes per team splits revenue sharing: 0% // 100% between funders and team // no platform fee on any transaction // ETH goes directly between wallets via smart contracts // praxis never touches artist money how hosting is sustained deploy fees (0.005 ETH one-time) // covers infrastructure costs domain renewals (annual, at cost) // pass-through from registrar // that's it. no hidden fees. no future monetization of your data. sponsored registration deployer-sponsored invites // deployer covers the 0.005 ETH deploy fee artist-sponsored invites // any registered artist can sponsor new artists deposit 0.0052 ETH per invite // 0.005 deploy fee + 0.0002 gas, held in escrow domain cost additional (on-chain) // forwarded to treasury trustless — funds held by contract // ArtistSponsoredInvites at 0x15F5f22F130ecEF5eee15d9BA90bB73B287a4F6A revocable — reclaim unredeemed deposits // sponsor can revoke anytime before redemption EIP-712 front-running protection // orchestrator sig binds (codeHash, recipient, expiry, nonce) audience gas sponsorship // supporters register for free (gas covered) // artists sponsor artists. no deployer permission needed. // audience members never pay anything to join
token types (ERC-6909) TICKET // transferable — event/tier access PRODUCER // soulbound — funded a project tier CONTRIBUTOR // soulbound — completed a project // all tokens soulbound except TICKET // credentials are permanent proof of participation // no speculative trading on reputation
PraxisMedia artists list media with price // music, video, writing, art optional collaborator splits // revenue distributed on-chain at purchase all tokens soulbound // no secondary market, no flipping fees platform fee: 0% // 100% to artist (+ collaborators) // ETH goes directly between wallets via smart contract // praxis never touches artist money
PraxisTicketMarket secondary market for TICKET tokens only // transferable tier tokens list, purchase, cancel, update price // peer-to-peer resale pull payments (seller calls withdraw) // no custody risk what cannot be resold PRODUCER tokens // soulbound — you funded, it's yours CONTRIBUTOR tokens // soulbound — you built, it's yours media tokens // soulbound — no flipping art fees platform fee: 0% // 100% to seller
tiered crowdfunding proposer sets tiers with prices // each tier has name, price, max supply funders purchase tiers // mints TICKET (transferable) or PRODUCER (soulbound) liquid before threshold // withdraw funding anytime before goal met lifecycle PROPOSED -> FUNDED -> CONFIRMED // proposer + majority collaborators confirm -> COMPLETING (configurable dispute window) // funders can dispute during window -> COMPLETED // funds distribute per splits, CONTRIBUTOR minted dispute protection configurable window (0-30 days) // set by proposer at project creation, default 3 days window starts after proposer marks done // funders vote with their funding weight >50% funded amount disputes // auto-cancels, everyone gets refunds // no arbiter, no platform intervention — pure on-chain governance fees platform fee: 0% // 100% distributes per team splits
self-sustaining auto-payment loop PraxisTreasury: 0x5CF9E88417A7cE08028D32C44F9b63bc3d960b21 flow artist registers // 0.005 ETH deploy fee -> ArtistRegistry // forwards ETH to PraxisTreasury -> orchestrator calls swapAndForward() // after registration + on periodic interval -> PraxisTreasury swaps ETH -> USDC // via DEX on Optimism -> USDC forwarded to EtherFi Cash // auto-pays infrastructure bills result zero human intervention // fully automated infrastructure funding deploy fees -> domains + hosting // self-sustaining loop deployer can update treasury address // ArtistRegistry.setTreasury() — owner-callable // deploy fees automatically become infrastructure payments
live gas costs from Optimism RPC + current ETH price. gas amounts from Foundry contract test reports.
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L1 data posting fees add a small additional cost per transaction. prices update on page load.
always free git clone https://github.com/taayyohh/praxis cd praxis && npm install // edit site.json with your info node build.js && PORT=3000 node server.js what you get all modules // music, credits, gallery, writing, video, film, technology, education all 6 templates // default, musician, visual, writer, performer, filmmaker on-chain features // projects, feed, media, library XMTP messaging // peer-to-peer, no server needed persistent audio player // soft-SPA navigation i18n (18 languages) // auto-detect + manual switcher screenplay/script editor // Fountain format + stage play journal with blog export // encrypted private journal -> public blog embedded wallet // self-hosted BIP-39, no MetaMask required 3,300+ tests (vitest + foundry + e2e) // runs before every deploy what you control your data // site.json, journal, content — all local files your keys // wallet is your identity, not our auth server your uptime // no dependency on ourpraxis.network your code // fork and modify anything
purchase search domains (NameSilo API) // or bring your own domain cost pass-through, no markup // you pay registrar price first 2 years included with deploy fee renewal 60 days before expiry // warning banner on your site 30 days before expiry // second warning 7 days before expiry // final warning pay in ETH // at actual domain cost, auto-renew grace period domain expires // site stays up during 30-day grace 30 days past expiry // container suspended (docker stop) 90 days past expiry // data archived, container removed your data is always exportable on-chain data is permanent // identity, posts, credentials survive regardless self-host if you choose not to renew // fork, build, run on your own server
| praxis | bandcamp | spotify | patreon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ownership | self-owned site | platform page | platform profile | platform page |
| data portability | full export + on-chain | limited export | no export | limited export |
| platform fee | 0% | 15% on digital | ~70% of revenue | 5-12% |
| payment method | ETH (direct) | credit card (via platform) | streams (via platform) | credit card (via platform) |
| self-host option | always free | no | no | no |
| upfront cost | 0.005 ETH one-time | free (they take a cut) | free (they take a cut) | free (they take a cut) |
| ongoing cost | domain renewal (at cost, ~$5-8/yr) | 15-30% of revenue | $0 but keeps 30%+ of streams | 5-12% of earnings |
| who owns the audience | you (on-chain follows) | bandcamp | spotify | patreon |
| censorship resistance | on-chain + self-host | platform ToS | platform ToS | platform ToS |
| if platform shuts down | your site still works | everything gone | everything gone | everything gone |
the tradeoff is clear: 0.005 ETH once and you own everything, or $0 upfront and the platform owns you.