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Support SC2 Tools

SC2 Tools is free.
Donations keep it that way.

Every feature ships free for every player. A one-time tip helps cover the infrastructure behind it. The current estimated monthly run rate is $85.54: $8.25 non-Mongo fixed costs + $77.29 projected Atlas + $0.00 estimated R2.

Two ways to chip in

Either channel goes to the same person. Pick whichever is easier.

  • Streamlabs Tip

    Tip via the Streamlabs page used by my Twitch stream. Card or direct bank checkout — no Streamlabs account required.

    Tips on stream get a shout-out live; off-stream tips get a thank-you DM the next time I’m online.

    Tip on Streamlabs

  • PayPal

    PayPal donate flow with the SC2 Tools account pre-filled. Send any amount, no fees on personal payments.

    Or send directly to jay1988stud@gmail.com from your PayPal app.

    Open PayPal

Where every penny goes

No ads and no investor money. Live provider measurements, posted charges and projected monthly costs are shown separately.

  • Render — Starter API instance

    One always-on instance runs the Express + Socket.io API, replay sync, parser jobs and live overlays. The Next.js website is hosted separately on Vercel.

    Pricing page

    ~$7.00/mo

  • MongoDB Atlas — M10

    M10 stores searchable replay metadata, opponent histories and aggregates. SC2 Tools database allocation: 1.03 GiB; 3.77 GiB of 9.90 GiB Atlas disk used.

    Pricing page

    ~$77.29/mo

    projected monthly run rate

  • sc2tools.com domain

    Annual .com registration so the project has a stable home. The actual renewal can vary by registrar.

    ~$1.25/mo

    (~$15.00/yr billed)

  • Cloudflare R2 — private replay archive

    Stores 37,642 verified original replays plus detailed analysis objects. Standard storage includes the first 10 GB-month; the estimate also includes classified Class A and Class B operations from the current cycle.

    Pricing page

    ~$0.00/mo

    4.04 GB stored

  • Vercel — Next.js website

    Hosts the frontend and edge delivery. This estimate assumes the repo-declared deployment remains eligible for Vercel Hobby and within its included usage.

    Pricing page

    $0/mo

    Hobby allowance

  • Clerk — sign-in and accounts

    Provides authentication. The Hobby allowance includes up to 50,000 monthly retained users per application.

    Pricing page

    $0/mo

    Hobby allowance

Estimated monthly run rate

~$85.54/month

$8.25 non-Mongo fixed + $77.29 projected Atlas + $0.00 R2 estimate

Atlas charges posted this cycle

$48.95

posted through Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

Cloudflare’s latest archive snapshot reports 4.04 GB across 77,823 R2 objects, including 37,642 verified original replays. Snapshot time: .

The R2 estimate combines a $0.00 monthly storage run-rate with $0.00 of Class A and $0.00 of Class B operations measured in the current cycle. R2 storage is billed from average daily peaks in GB-months, and Cloudflare may round billable units. Its dashboard and invoice remain authoritative.

SC2 Tools’ database currently reports 1.03 GiB allocated: 965 MiB for documents and 87.2 MiB for indexes. Its logical, uncompressed data is 1.87 GiB. These are database-only measurements, not billed Atlas disk usage.

Atlas reports 3.77 GiB of 9.90 GiB disk in use (binary GiB), including database and operational storage on M10. Atlas measured that disk usage at .

Atlas has posted $48.95 for the current billing cycle through Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC. The category split is compute $37.43, storage and backups $6.53, transfer $4.99, other $0.00. The $77.29 monthly Atlas run rate is a projection from posted charges; Atlas charges usually post about one day later, and provider billing remains authoritative.

This assumes Render’s no-fee Hobby workspace. A Render Pro workspace is a separate $25/month operations subscription; buying it alone does not add API CPU or memory. Capacity changes come from the web service’s Starter, Standard or Pro instance type.

Frequently asked

  • Do donors get extra features?

    No. Every feature is free for every player. Donations are voluntary and don't unlock anything — they keep the API and the cloud database paid for.

  • Are donations refundable?

    They're processed by Streamlabs / PayPal as personal payments. If something went wrong, ping me on the relevant channel and I'll sort it out.

  • Is there a recurring tier?

    Not yet. One-time tips only. If a small recurring tier would be useful let me know on GitHub.

Prefer to help with code or bug reports? Open a ticket on GitHub