Digital Scholarly Editions (DSEs) are central research outputs in the Digital Humanities. Yet many editions—often complex, executable, and dynamically generated—disappear within a few years of publication. Studies such as Patrick Helling (2025a) show that fewer than half of the editions listed in Patrick Sahle’s catalogue remain accessible, with an estimated average lifespan of only 8.5 years. Sustainability is thus not a peripheral technical issue but a structural challenge for the field.

This half-day participative workshop addresses long-term hosting strategies for DSEs as “living resources” that combine research data, software, and interfaces. Moving beyond end-of-project archiving, we advocate integrating sustainability planning from a project’s inception and aligning it with the FAIR Principles. Lightning talks by the convenors will introduce complementary perspectives: stakeholder responsibility and orchestration; long-term project aftermath modeling, including preservation of interfaces and derivatives; and minimal computing approaches enabling self-reliant, static, and durable edition formats.

Participants—both experienced editors and current project leads—will present success stories and failures selected via a call for participation. Through guided collaborative formalization, we will identify patterns, constraints, and infrastructural requirements for sustainable DSE hosting. Outcomes will include concrete recommendations for researchers and service providers and will be openly published (e.g., via Zenodo). By fostering shared standards and actionable strategies, the workshop aims to strengthen the long-term resilience of digital scholarly editing within the Digital Humanities community.