I&#x27;ve run into a situation where a client has stopped paying my invoices. Besides my own hours, there is also the cost of hosting a server at Hetzner (which is currently tied to my own credit card).<p>The client directed the end users to email me directly for support. I received one such request this morning. I suspect the fix would take an hour or two.<p>Do I tell the end user that I&#x27;m not being paid and so can&#x27;t help them? That seems unprofessional to me. But I don&#x27;t want to ignore their email either. And at what point do I just shut the server down?<p>I made the (admittedly, huge) mistake of turning the system on before being paid out fully, so there is at least one business relying on the system. It doesn&#x27;t seem right to me to hurt their business by shutting the system down, but at the same time, I deserve to get paid for the work I&#x27;ve done.<p>Appreciate any comments or feedback you can give!
Ask HN: My client stopped paying; should I tell the end users?