There's a well-known video about how movements start: a lone dancer, dancing by himself, until one first follower joins him — and that follower, not the dancer, is what turns a lone nut into a movement. Manioc Server is at the lone-dancer stage. It's free, open-source, and built by one person. Donations and, even more, first followers — testers, reviewers, builders — are what get it to the next stage.
Donations fund development time, test hardware, hosting for downloads, and bounties for security review. The software is free whether you donate or not, and downloads are never gated.
Donation addresses will be published on this page before the public launch. Until they appear here, do not send cryptocurrency to any address claiming to represent Manioc Server — that warning is the anti-scam measure, and it's deliberate.
Want to help in the meantime? The most valuable thing right now is people: see Contribute.