diff --git a/CONVENTIONS.md b/CONVENTIONS.md
index c531fe3..c111ea7 100644
--- a/CONVENTIONS.md
+++ b/CONVENTIONS.md
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ README.
 - **Send word** is the contact paragraph: mail, Bluesky and Mastodon, and
   where the keeper roosts. It lives in the about panel; the colophons, the
   rules page and the guide each carry a one-line mail link.
+- **The hosting line** follows the family list in the about panel: the
+  games are free and will stay free, the servers cost a few dollars a
+  month, and ko-fi.com/kestrelsnest is where anyone may chip in. It says
+  nothing is unlocked by it and nothing withheld without it, and it
+  never names a game's rights holder: a tip is for the hosting, not the
+  game.
 
 - **Preferences** are what a browser remembers about its player: a panel
   opened from *preferences* in the hall and the masthead, kept in
diff --git a/template/src/lib/components/Hall.svelte b/template/src/lib/components/Hall.svelte
index f6034d4..61a9fff 100644
--- a/template/src/lib/components/Hall.svelte
+++ b/template/src/lib/components/Hall.svelte
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@
 					{/each}
 				</ul>
 			{/if}
+			<p class="hosting">
+				The games of Kestrel's Hall are free and will stay free. They run on small servers that cost a few dollars a month; anyone who wants to chip in toward the hosting can at
+				<a href="https://ko-fi.com/kestrelsnest" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ko-fi.com/kestrelsnest</a>. Nothing is unlocked by it and nothing is withheld without it.
+			</p>
 			<p class="made">__NAME__ is its designer's. This page was made by Eric and a very enthusiastic AI, 2026.</p>
 		</div>
 	</details>