Lemmy · FinOps Profile
Lemmy Finops
FOCUS-aligned FinOps profile for Lemmy API consumption. Because Lemmy is free open-source software with no per-call API charges, the primary cost surface for FinOps purposes is infrastructure: self-hosted instance compute and storage, or managed hosting subscription fees from a third-party provider. There is no Lemmy vendor invoice for API calls; costs are entirely infrastructure-driven.
Lemmy Finops is the FinOps profile for Lemmy on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.
It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category infrastructure.
The profile maps 6 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.
Tagged areas include Communities, Federated, Fediverse, FinOps, and FOCUS.
Category: Social Network Data
Pricing: Infrastructure
Billing: Monthly
FOCUS v1.3
CommunitiesFederatedFediverseFinOpsFOCUSOpen-Source
Framework Alignment
Charge Categories
Usage
FOCUS Columns
BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
Infrastructure Provider or Managed Hosting Provider
ProviderName
LemmyNet
PublisherName
LemmyNet (community-maintained)
ServiceCategory
Social Network Data
ServiceName
Lemmy
Meters
api_requests_public
Requests to a public Lemmy instance API — no direct cost to consumer; counted against instance rate limits only.
self_hosted_compute
Monthly compute cost for a self-hosted Lemmy instance (paid to cloud/VPS provider).
self_hosted_storage
Monthly storage cost for PostgreSQL database and Pictrs image data on a self-hosted instance. Elestio reference rate is ~$0.15/GB/month.
managed_hosting_subscription
Monthly subscription fee to a managed Lemmy hosting provider (e.g., Elestio).