Largest expense
Voice Infrastructure
Region-routed SFU servers across EU and US that deliver sub-50ms latency. Every new server means more capacity needed.
Support Lag
We didn't expect 1,500 servers this fast.
Lag launched quietly. No ads, no influencer deals, no Product Hunt campaign. Just a clean voice platform that squads started sharing with each other. Now we need to scale — and we need your help to do it right.
1,500+
Servers created
Since our silent launch
0
Data sold
And it stays that way
$0
Price to users
Free. No premium tiers
2
Person team
Building everything
Why We Need Your Support
The Reality
Growing faster than our runway.
Lag is built by a tiny team who believe gaming voice should be fast, private, and free. We don't take VC money because we don't want investors deciding our roadmap. We don't run ads because we don't want to harvest your data. We don't gate features behind paywalls because voice comms should just work.
But servers cost money. Infrastructure scales with users. And 1,500+ servers worth of squads need reliable voice — every day, every match, every callout.
Growing fast
Compute & Database
Cloud Run instances, PostgreSQL databases, Redis clusters, and CDN bandwidth. Scales directly with active users.
Ongoing
Development
Full-time engineering on the Rust desktop client, SvelteKit web app, Flutter mobile, and Fastify API. Every feature is built by a small, focused team.
Non-negotiable
Security & Compliance
SSL certificates, security audits, monitoring, and infrastructure hardening. We take zero shortcuts on protecting user data.
What Your Support Enables
More hands. More regions. More reliability.
Hire Developers
More engineers means faster feature development, quicker bug fixes, and the mobile app your squad has been asking for. We need hands on keyboards.
Scale Infrastructure
More voice regions, higher capacity per node, redundant failover, and the headroom to handle the next 1,500 servers without breaking a sweat.
Stay Independent
Community funding means we answer to users, not investors. No pressure to monetise your data, gate features, or compromise on privacy.
Our Promise
What we guarantee, regardless of funding.
1
Voice and messaging will always be free
2
We will never sell user data or run ads
3
Every donation goes directly to infrastructure and development
4
Self-hosting will always be available
5
We will publish transparent spending reports
Fund the Future
Every contribution keeps Lag free and independent.
Whether it's enough for a coffee or a month of server costs — it all goes directly to keeping the lights on and the latency down. No middlemen, no platform fees eating your support.
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