DONATE.md
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1 # Donate
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3 Apache software is free software.
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5 For those able & willing to support my work, I can be sponsored via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/hexgrad). I also accept *unconditional, no-strings-attached* donations in the form of **GPU cloud credit**. This helps me run experiments and train models.
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7 Please do not "attach strings" (e.g. model requests, consulting, brand sponsorships) to donations because some of these channels are anonymous: I may not be able to see who sent what.
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9 Also, along the lines of "Never buy a product based on the future promise of updates", I would discourage you from donating because you expect a specific model to come down the pipeline. Hopefully, donors broadly believe that good things happen when [someone gets this man (yours truly) a GPU](https://i.redd.it/r8dtt3n9rc431.jpg).
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11 ### GitHub Sponsors
12 https://github.com/sponsors/hexgrad
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14 ### Vast.ai Referral Link
15 Vast.ai is a vendor I use for cloud GPUs. I "earn 3% of all referred customer revenue as credits": [https://cloud.vast.ai/?ref_id=79907](https://cloud.vast.ai/?ref_id=79907)
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17 ### Vast.ai Transfer Credit
18 To **anonymously** transfer $5 of credit directly to my Vast.ai account `hello@hexgrad.com`, you can use `transfer credit` in the Vast CLI like so:
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20 ```sh
21 vastai transfer credit hello@hexgrad.com 5
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24 The usage of the `transfer credit` command is documented here: https://docs.vast.ai/api/commands#voyTE
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26 ```sh
27 usage: vastai transfer credit RECIPIENT AMOUNT
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29 positional arguments:
30 recipient email of recipient account
31 amount $dollars of credit to transfer
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33 Transfer (amount) credits to account with email (recipient).
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36 Note that `transfer credit` seems to be an anonymous command. If I don't say thank you, its because I can't see the sender!
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38 ### RunPod Referral Link
39 RunPod is another vendor I use for cloud GPUs. I earn "5% from serverless and 1% from templates": https://runpod.io?ref=pup8o2ly
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41 ### RunPod Credit Codes
42 After signing in to RunPod, under `Account > Billing > Credit Codes`, you can "generate a code that allows you to gift funds to another RunPod user":
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44 > Simply give them the code and they will be able to redeem it for credits on their billing page. Please safeguard your codes as they are worth money!
45 > Credits will be debited from your account immediately. You can redeem the code yourself if you want to recover your credits. There is a 2% transaction fee for payment processing!
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47 If you wish to send codes, you can do so by emailing `hello@hexgrad.com`, or DM me on Discord `@rzvzn`.
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