51% Funded, Big Changes Ahead — We Need Your Help

By MakerViking

Published March 5, 2026

Updated June 6, 2026

3 min read

Category: Announcements

TinkerAtlas is only half funded this month, and we could really use the community's support. Behind the scenes, big infrastructure changes are in the works — a dedicated server, faster load times, and room to grow. Here's what's happening, what's coming, and how you can help make it happen.

<p class="mb 2" Hey everyone! Time for a quick update on where things stand with TinkerAtlas.</p <p class="mb 2" <strong Funding</strong </p <p class="mb 2" We're currently at <strong 51% funded</strong for this month's cycle (which runs from the 19th to the 19th, matching our billing). Every contribution helps keep the lights on and the platform moving forward, so a huge thank you to everyone chipping in. The quicker we can get fully funded each month, the better — it removes a lot of the stress that comes with running a community funded project, and makes it much easier to find both the time and focus to be productive. Less time worrying, more time building.</p <p class="mb 2" If you'd like to help, there are a few ways to support TinkerAtlas:</p <ul <li <p class="mb 2" <strong TinkerAtlas+</strong — Our built in subscription at <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors underline offset 2 decoration 1 decoration current/40 hover:decoration current focus:decoration current" href="/pricing" tinkeratlas.com/pricing</a . More of your money goes directly to the platform, and you get real features like longer posts, more images, a supporter badge, XP boost, and more. Don't like subscriptions? We also offer <strong lifetime accounts for a one time payment of $199</strong — and there are only <strong 4 left</strong at that price.</p </li <li <p class="mb 2" <strong Ko Fi</strong — One time tips or recurring monthly support at <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://ko fi.com/tinkeratlas" ko fi.com/tinkeratlas</a </p </li <li <p class="mb 2" <strong PayPal</strong — One time contributions if that's what works best for you at <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://paypal.me/makerviking" paypal.me/makerviking</a </p </li </ul <p class="mb 2" <strong A note on Ko Fi and PayPal support:</strong I manually add the equivalent of your contribution as TA+ credit, so you still get the perks. I just need to be able to connect your name or email to your TinkerAtlas account. If you're not sure I can, just send me a message on TinkerAtlas or any other platform we're both on, and we'll get it sorted.</p <p class="mb 2" <strong What We've Been Working On</strong </p <p class="mb 2" Lately the work has been less about shiny new features and more about what's happening under the hood. We've been deep in backend improvements and bug fixing — the kind of work that doesn't make for exciting screenshots, but makes everything more solid and reliable for you.</p <p class="mb 2" <strong What's Coming</strong </p <p class="mb 2" We have some big infrastructure changes on the roadmap. The plan is to move TinkerAtlas to a dedicated server. There are a few reasons for this:</p <p class="mb 2" One is <strong cost predictability</strong — we want to avoid any surprise hikes that could put pressure on our community funded model. Another is <strong room to grow</strong — as the community keeps expanding, we need infrastructure that can grow with it. And then there's <strong speed</strong . I'm very focused on making TinkerAtlas as fast as possible. That's good for your experience as a user, and it also helps with SEO, which means more makers can discover the platform. Growth helps everyone.</p <p class="mb 2" There's a lot of groundwork to lay before that move happens, so we'll share more details closer to the time. For now, just know it's actively being worked on and it's the priority before we start rolling out new features.</p <p class="mb 2" Thanks for being part of this. More updates soon!</p <p class="mb 2" — Thomas</p