self-taught developer turned devops engineer. i make cute things on the internet ✨
there is no social anxiety if there is no society.
I'm a self-taught developer turned DevOps engineer.
I do goofy projects, sometimes useful, sometimes not. I also draw, code, idk whatever my adhd mind gets into.
This post was stolen off discord lol
some few updates since last week:
we have secured domains!
new features:
you can check https://kute.social/ryana or https://kute.social/test for example accounts
we now have a tentative alpha date - feb 20 midnight (utc+8)
before we start, preregisters are open!
hallo! it's been a few days since i started accepting preregisters for kutesocial, i can't believe that after only 7 days i've managed to convince 38 people to take interest into my little hobby.
my goal for kutesocial is to eventually reach 1000 users, or if not its to help people make better portfolios.
but first, big news! we have secured the https://kute.social and https://kute.bio domain! which means our spot here is confirmed!
anyhow, some people asked me earlier..
kutesocial will primarily be run out of pocket or donations via github sponsors or foss licenses. i will in turn be giving back priority feature requests and a custom badge (customizable, and it shows up in your profile too!) that says you've supported kutesocial!
yop! running a service does have its associated costs, but if it means making a social media that people love and not hate and is actually about the user? i'm down for it. (also i'm making this because other social medias suck)
eitherway, make it or flop it, i'll still get to show this off as my portfolio so i don't really gain nothing from this :)
hallo i'm currently seeing steady development so i'm quite confident to release an mvp by february 2025
here are the features expected:
we'll be consolidating the closed beta and alpha into one stage. in addition to the following features below, i'll also be targeting getting 100+ early alpha adopters. if you're interested, preregister here!
i'll be moving the public beta earlier and giving it time to run longer due to the moved alpha/closed beta. feedback is always good! and contributions are always welcome!
as soon as the project matures, i'll eventually release 1.0! it doesn't really matter because i'm not asking you to download anything
mobile apps are part of the roadmap! i'm looking into developing an ios and android app for kutesocial in the future should there be interest in this project
anywhooo, here's some of the most frequently asked questions
it was originally supposed to be cute.social, but cute.social is too expensive.
because i like the ring to it. it's pronounced koot not cute but whatever floats your boat btw
yop! kute is free and will always be free!
nop! for analytics we'll be using an open source privacy respecting google analytics alternative, something like matomo or umami.
if you're interested, preregister here!
of course! if you're willing to help out on the project, i will be giving full complete source code (once the early access launches) and be of assistance! join our discord and talk to me on the #core-development or #devtalk channel and i'm glad to have you on board!
agplv3
with help from reports and the community, maybe potentially integrate some sort of community notes
currently not in the plans, but you can attempt selfhosting it yourself. however it will be disconnected from the main kute.social instance
the goal is to make an easy to use and not a pain in the ass social media, true decentralization has its benefits but it also has its downsides and as far as i'm concerned i'm not going to deal with that.
you know how you can have xxxxx.carrd.co? we plan to have that as well! its just your profile without the social media available on yourusername.kute.bio
hallo! i’m beyond excited to share that i’ve officially settled on a name for our cozy little corner of the internet: cutesocial!
for the longest time, it was just an idea without a proper name.
i wanted to create a safe, expressive space that’s loaded with features related to carrd/linktree/medium/dev.to but with endless customizations. while the idea initially floated around without a formal name, calling it kutesocial just felt right and cute.social/ryana looks cool.
as a solo dev, i have to balance a lot of moving stuff from design to backend code to testing (i don't even have tests for this yet lmao). that means things might move at a slower pace than a big team, but it also means every update is personal and from my heart. here’s a rough roadmap though:
absolutely! cutesocial is and always will be free. i also care deeply about privacy, so no selling your data!
yes! when the code is made public under agplv3, community contributions will be more than welcome.
the best way is to hop into the alpha (if you can get an invite post-100 members or by visiting this link to preregister. i also will drop early access invites in our discord from time to time.
timeline-wise, as a solo dev, i’m aiming for a few months after the alpha wraps up and maybe sooner if things go smoothly.
i plan to use cute.fm as the card interface of cute.social, hence in the future i plan to get cute.social for this project.
but yeah cute.social is expensive (its 1.5k dollars wtf) i'll get around to it eventually.
if you have any questions, or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out on discord anytime! ✨
