How the Affiliate Program Actually Pays You

We've mentioned our affiliate program going live before — here's exactly how the commission works, mechanically.

The Core Mechanic

You get a unique referral link tied to your account. When someone signs up through that link and becomes a paying customer, you earn a 15% commission — and critically, it's not a one-time bonus. It applies to that customer's payments for as long as they keep paying, not just their first purchase. Refer someone once, earn from their renewals indefinitely as long as they stay a customer.

Getting Your Link

1. Log into your RepublicNodes account.
2. Find the Affiliate section (usually under Account or a dedicated Affiliate dashboard).
3. Your unique referral link is generated automatically — copy it from there.

How Referral Tracking Works

When someone clicks your link, a tracking reference is attached to their session/account for a period of time. If they sign up and pay within that window, the referral is credited to you. Share your link directly (Discord, social media, a video description, a community post) rather than relying on someone remembering to type in a code manually — click-through tracking is far more reliable than self-reported codes.

Getting Paid

Commissions accumulate on your affiliate dashboard as your referred customers pay. Check your dashboard for the current payout method and minimum threshold — this is the place to confirm exact payout mechanics and timing rather than assuming, since payout logistics can be adjusted over time.

What Actually Counts

• A referral counts once the referred customer makes a real, paid purchase — free trials or unpaid signups alone don't generate commission.
• Commission is calculated on what the customer actually pays, including on discounted orders (a coupon-reduced purchase earns commission on the discounted amount, not the pre-coupon price).

Tips That Actually Move the Needle

• Be upfront that it's a referral link — audiences respond better to transparency than to a link that quietly benefits you without disclosure, and it's generally the right thing to do regardless.
• Target people who'll actually become long-term customers — since commission is recurring, one genuinely satisfied long-term customer is worth far more than a burst of low-intent clicks that never convert to a real signup.
• Point people at content that helps them decide, not just the link itself — our plan comparison posts and reliability post are genuinely useful pre-purchase reading you can share alongside your link.

Recurring, lifetime-of-the-customer commission is a real differentiator compared to the one-time bounties a lot of hosts offer — worth actually using if you have any audience that hosts game servers, bots, or websites.