> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.parsue.io/aceland-unity-packages/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.parsue.io/aceland-unity-packages/open-and-paid/github-sponsors.md).

# GitHub Sponsors

If you'd like to support AceLand development beyond the packages you use, you can become a **GitHub Sponsor**. Sponsors get an **honorary Discord role** as a thank-you.

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Sponsoring is **support only**. It does **not** grant a license and does **not** unlock the Editor tools. The sponsor role and the paid supporter role are **strictly separate**.
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### What Sponsors Get

* A distinct **Sponsors role** in the Discord server, purely as community recognition.
* Our gratitude — sponsorship directly supports keeping the Core (and all its updates) free.

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### What Sponsors Do **Not** Get

* No license key.
* No Editor tools unlock.
* No paid supporter channel access (that's the separate paid subscription).

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### How to Link Your Sponsor Role

GitHub tells us your **GitHub account**, but Discord needs to know **who you are on Discord**. A quick one-time binding connects the two:

1. Start sponsoring on GitHub.
2. Visit the binding page: <https://aceland-license.web.app/>
3. Click **Connect GitHub**, authorise, then authorise **Discord**.
4. Once linked, the **Sponsors role** is assigned automatically while your sponsorship is active.

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    participant S as Sponsor
    participant GH as GitHub Sponsors
    participant FN as AceLand Backend
    participant BIND as Binding Page
    S->>GH: Start sponsoring
    GH->>FN: sponsorship webhook (recorded)
    S->>BIND: Connect GitHub, then Discord
    BIND->>FN: link github_login <-> discord_user_id
    FN->>S: Sponsors role assigned (honorary)
```

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### When Sponsorship Ends

If you stop sponsoring, the honorary Sponsors role is removed automatically. Nothing else about your use of AceLand packages changes — the free Core keeps working, and any separate paid subscription is completely unaffected.