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E) F.A.Q.
- 💰 Money4Band allows you to monetize your unused internet bandwidth by running containerized versions of bandwidth-sharing applications such as EarnApp, Honeygain, IPRoyal Pawns, PacketStream, Peer2Profit, Repocket, Bitping, and more.
- 🧩 By sharing your idle internet resources, you earn passive income while helping companies with activities like price comparison, brand protection, web scraping, ad verification, QA testing, and other legitimate business processes.
- 🛡️ Money4Band enhances security and privacy by running these applications in isolated containers using Docker. This prevents them from accessing your host system directly and from sharing metadata with each other—except for essentials like IP address and OS info.
- ✅ Yes, it’s designed with security and privacy in mind using Docker-based containerization.
- 🔒 The apps cannot access your personal files or each other’s metadata beyond IP and OS info.
- 🔐 These apps are from companies that state they do not collect sensitive personal data and use encrypted connections. The bandwidth is used only by verified clients.
- 📜 ISP Terms of Service: Check your ISP’s ToS to ensure bandwidth sharing doesn’t violate it.
- 👁️ Monitor and Steer Traffic: You can observe app behavior and shut down anything suspicious.
- 🌐 DNS Configuration: Using a DNS service like Cloudflare Family DNS may slightly reduce earnings but increases safety.
- 📧 Minimum info: an email address and password.
- 💸 For payouts: PayPal/WebMoney/Payeer/crypto wallet email or address as needed.
- 🎁 If using gift or prepaid cards, no extra info is usually required.
- ✔️ Yes, to increase earnings, you can use:
- 💻 PCs, laptops, Raspberry Pis, smartphones
- 🌐 Networks: home IPs, mobile IPs, datacenter IPs (if accepted), proxy IPs (if accepted)
- 📶 Same IP: Running multiple instances on the same IP may not boost income significantly.
- 📱 App limits: Some apps restrict device count per account/IP.
- 🐳 Containerization offers better security and privacy than native installation.
- 🔐 App developers claim their software collects only what’s necessary (email, IP).
- 🌐 All bandwidth usage is encrypted and supports tasks like price checks, brand protection, and QA for vetted clients.
- ✅ Verified businesses are the only clients using this bandwidth, ensuring safety.
- 📄 Always visit individual app pages to learn more about their data and privacy policies.
Money4Band is designed to be lightweight and efficient:
- 🧠 CPU: After startup, usage stays between 1–2 cores.
- 🧵 RAM: Typically 500 MB–2 GB when all apps are running.
- 💾 Disk Space: Around 5 GB; container images are small.
- 🌐 Bandwidth:
- 🔄 Sporadic usage, not continuous
- 📉 Generally capped below 1 Mbps
- 💡 Dynamic limits: M4B sets soft/hard caps to avoid slowing your device.
- ✅ Negligible effect on most systems.
- 👁️ Monitor and adjust limits if needed.
Earnings depend on several factors:
- 🏠 IP Type: Residential IPs usually pay more.
- 🌍 Location: Some regions have higher demand.
- ⚡ Network Quality: Stable and fast connections earn more.
- 🕒 Uptime: 24/7 connections increase trust and revenue.
- 💻 Devices/IPs: More = higher potential income.
- 💻 ~$20/month per always-on device
- 📊 Scaling: Multiple high-value geo IPs can earn hundreds
- ⚙️ Example: A Raspberry Pi 3 + Windows mini PC = ~$40/month
- 📈 Over time: Devices build trust, improving earnings passively.
- 🧠 Use multiple IP addresses with separate stacks.
- 📲 Install apps on smartphones and use mobile data.
- 🌐 Combine different networks (home + mobile) for best results.
- 🔄 Consistent uptime is rewarded with higher traffic and earnings.
- 👨💻 Some apps allow multiple devices per IP, but returns may be minor.
- ✔️ Yes, proxies are supported, but choose wisely:
- ✅ Use private, residential, high-quality proxies.
- 🚫 Avoid public proxies; they may cause issues.
- 🔐 Some apps restrict or disallow proxy use.
- 📉 Proxies may lead to reduced earnings or account limitations.
- ⚖️ Ensure compliance with each app’s Terms of Service.
- 👁️ Masking IPs may affect earnings and trustworthiness.
Most apps offer multiple payout options:
- 💸 Payment Methods:
- PayPal
- WebMoney
- Payeer
- Cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, etc.)
- Gift cards and prepaid cards
- 🧾 Enter payout details in each app’s dashboard.
- 📉 Be aware of minimum payout thresholds.
- ⏳ Payments are usually processed automatically.
We love hearing new ideas from the community! 🙌 However, as a community-driven project, we prioritize feature requests that benefit the majority of users. Each new feature requires careful planning, development, and long-term maintenance, so we must ensure that it serves the broader goals of the project. Pursuing every single request — especially those with limited appeal — could quickly make the project unmanageable. 🤔
📜 In the past, we weren’t able to offer support for highly specific, individual requests. But more recently, we've introduced ways for supporters to receive personalized assistance. 🤝😊
If you'd like to request a new feature, you have a few options:
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📢 Submit a Feature Request:
Post your idea on Discord or the GitHub Issues page. If other users find it valuable and upvote it, it’s more likely to be prioritized. 👍🎉 -
💻 Contribute via Pull Request:
If you have the technical skills, you’re welcome to contribute your idea directly by submitting a PR. The community can review your implementation and, if it aligns with the project goals, it may be merged. 💪 -
💬 Explore Support Options:
If your idea is unlikely to gain broad support but is still important to you, we offer sponsorship-based support options that may help bring your feature to life. 🤝🌟
❗ Please keep in mind:
- 🚫 Features that negatively impact usability, conflict with core goals, or introduce excessive complexity may be declined.
- 🌱 Some requests may fall outside the core goals of this project. In such cases, they might be better realized as part of a new or forked open-source project — something that would naturally require additional time, planning, and collaboration. Let’s talk about it! 💡