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Support open source

Help build the tools you want to use.

Sponsorship gives Next Hat more time to develop Nanocl and support its community. Contribute from €1/month, with additional benefits as your support grows.

Why sponsor

Your support moves the project forward.

Build in the open

Help fund Nanocl development and the infrastructure behind the project. Nanocl core remains MIT/Apache-2 licensed.

Try what comes next

Follow the roadmap early. Eligible tiers also offer access to servers with Nanocl preinstalled and the closed-beta dashboard.

Be part of the discussion

Join sponsor-only conversations, share feedback, and help shape the tools you use.

Sponsorship tiers

Choose how you support the project.

From a monthly contribution to hands-on guidance, find the level that fits you. Server benefits are subject to Hetzner availability and do not include a commercial hosting SLA.

Supporter

Support the work and join the conversation.

€1/ month

  • Sponsor-only discussions
  • Early roadmap previews
  • Shoutout in the Nanocl README
  • Your GitHub profile on our website

Company logo placement is not included at this tier.

Early Adopter

Start exploring Nanocl on a managed server.

€20/ month

  • All Supporter benefits
  • Managed server, 4 GB RAM recommended
  • Dedicated subdomain: <username>-srv1.next-hat.com
  • Early access to the closed-beta dashboard
  • Priority responses on GitHub

Cloud Test Drive

Give your experiments more room to run.

€40/ month

  • All Early Adopter benefits
  • Larger server, 8 GB RAM recommended
  • Dashboard controls: start, stop, reboot, and view IP
  • A ready-to-use environment for testing
  • Server availability depends on Hetzner stock

Cloud Power User

More resources and a closer look at new features.

€60/ month

  • All Cloud Test Drive benefits
  • Larger server, 16 GB RAM recommended
  • Direct email support
  • Previews of unreleased features
  • Multiple servers and subdomains when applicable
  • Availability depends on Hetzner stock

Mentor Tier

Work through your ideas with personal guidance.

€100/ month

  • All Cloud Power User benefits
  • One private, one-hour session per month with Leone
  • Guidance on Nanocl best practices
  • Architecture and scaling advice
  • Dedicated subdomains for each server

Enterprise Partner

Discuss custom resources and a closer partnership.

€500+/ month

  • Larger servers or multiple environments
  • Priority support with a guaranteed response
  • Private roadmap discussions and feature influence
  • Logo placement on Nanocl and Next Hat
  • Personalized subdomains for each server
  • Availability depends on Hetzner stock

Contact us before subscribing to confirm your requirements.

Before you choose

Clear expectations for sponsored servers.

Server benefits are part of an early-access community offering. Please review these conditions before subscribing.

No commercial hosting SLA
Servers are provided as a thank-you for supporting the project. Sponsorship does not include a commercial hosting service-level agreement.
Availability varies
Provisioning depends on Hetzner stock at the time of allocation and may vary by region.
You are responsible for your workloads
Abuse, including spam, DDoS, illegal activity, or abusive crypto mining, leads to immediate revocation of server access.
Inactive resources may be reclaimed
After extended inactivity, resources may be reclaimed with reasonable notice through sponsor channels.

Considering Enterprise Partner? Contact us before subscribing to discuss resources and availability.

Every contribution counts

Make more open-source work possible.

Choose a sponsorship that works for you, or join the community to contribute ideas and feedback.