Support GameSeeker

What it actually costs

Almost nothing, most months. The app runs on Cloudflare's free tier — the server, the database, and the scheduled jobs all fit inside it comfortably at Santa Fe's size — and sign-in emails are free at the volume we send.

The two things that do cost money are the gameseeker.app domain, renewed once a year, and text messages. SMS is the one feature that isn't free at any volume: every carrier charges per message, plus a monthly fee for the number itself. That's the honest reason game alerts go out by email today and texting is still switched off — the code for it is written and waiting.

Chip in

If GameSeeker has found you a game, a one-off tip covers a stretch of running costs. There's no membership, nothing is gated behind it, and a game will never fill faster because someone donated.

Goes to Micah Thomas, who builds and pays for this. Ko-fi takes card and PayPal; no account needed to give.

Other ways to help

• Post your availability and keep it current. The whole thing only works if there are enough people to match against, and stale times are worse than none.
• Tell someone at the court about it. Every player who joins makes everyone else's games easier to fill.
• Report a court that's wrong — closed, resurfaced, miscounted. The court list was checked by hand and against aerial imagery, but parks change.
• The code is open. Bugs and pull requests are welcome at github.com/micahthomas/gameseeker.