# Funding Proposal for Hydration Operation and Maintenance Fee

Dear Hydration Community,

We hereby submit our proposal for funding support to cover the operation and maintenance fees associated with the Subscan Explorer services provided for Hydration.

## Service Details

Subscan has been diligently providing the following essential services for Hydration:

- **Computing Resources**: Collecting and parsing chain data, and serving web user requests to ensure smooth network operations.
- **Database Storage**: Indexing and storing chain data for seamless data retrieval and accessibility.
- **Network Egress Bandwidth**: Maintaining optimal network performance to cater to web user requests.
- **Monitoring and DevOps**: Implementing an internal alerting pipeline and automation for stable network operations.
- **Node Status Monitoring and Notification**: Promptly notify the network development team of any issues.
- **Technical Support**: Offering comprehensive technical assistance for the networks' uninterrupted functioning.

## Summary of Current Charges

Subscan Maintenance Packages offer tiered pricing based on actual usage of data services:

- **Basic**: Up to 200 GB at $799/month; beyond 200 GB at $5.3/GB; upgrades automatically to the next plan after 350 GB.
- **Advanced**: Up to 500 GB at $1,699/month; beyond 500 GB at $5.2/GB; upgrades automatically after 750 GB.
- **Professional**: Up to 1 TB at $2,999/month; beyond 1 TB at $5/GB.

### Latest Usage Statistics

- **Hydration Network**: 209.64 GB of data utilized on August 15, 2024.
![image.png](https://subsquare.infura-ipfs.io/ipfs/QmR2xWpmyWMuJXJNvniuvVCftjf2qbikXQuxzxaNRckKue)

We kindly request funding support from the Hydration Treasury to cover the total amount due of **US $2,678**. The amount of HDX will be converted based on the EMA7 price.

### Exchange Rate

- **Date**: 2024-10-28 05:00:00 (+UTC)
- **Block**: #6287106
- **HDX EMA7 Price (USD)**: 0.004986
- **Number of HDX**: 537,103.890894

[Price Converter](https://hydration.subscan.io/tools/price_converter?value=2678&type=block&from=USD&to=HDX&time=6287106)

Securing this financial support will ensure the continued seamless functioning of the Hydration network and sustain its growth and development. Your consideration of


#225 2024-Q3-Hydration Network-Subscan Funding Proposal for Operation and Maintenance Fee