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•last updated January 24, 2025helo i'm ryana ♡
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.
i'm also working on kutesocial! (this site)
- you can read more here: all about kutesocial
- or you can preregister here: preregister
- find kutesocial on producthunt!
total visitors, yay!
latest from ryana
weekly pre-alpha update + producthunt
This post was stolen off discord lol
some few updates since last week:
we have secured domains!
- https://kute.social
- https://kutesocial.com (redirects to kute.social)
- https://xxx.kute.bio (your kard page)
new features:
- search
- followers/following
- social connections (like discord)
- latest posts r now clickable
- badges
- more fields
- preregisteration now autocreates your account (no u dont need to prereg again) (you can check by searching whether ur username exists in kutesocial)
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)
also we‘re on product hunt
all about kutesocial
all about kutesocial
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..
whats your monetization strategy for kutesocial?
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!
isn't that expensive? why are you doing this?
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 :)
🚧 roadmap
hallo i'm currently seeing steady development so i'm quite confident to release an mvp by february 2025
here are the features expected:
ALPHA/CLOSED BETA/EARLY ACCESS: FEB 2025
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!
- Profiles
- Home Page
- Kard
- Settings
- Ability to post, create blogs, create portfolios
- Basic Search
- Features I can think of
- Release of repository to those who make it into early access
PUBLIC BETA: Q2 2025
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!
- Release of public repository
- Everyone can join the public beta, just join the discord!
- Start working on documentation
RELEASE: 2025/2026
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
POST-RELEASE: 2026/2027
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
- Mobile Apps
💬 updated faq
anywhooo, here's some of the most frequently asked questions
is it really kutesocial not cutesocial?
it was originally supposed to be cute.social, but cute.social is too expensive.
why kute/kutesocial?
because i like the ring to it. it's pronounced koot not cute but whatever floats your boat btw
is kutesocial free?
yop! kute is free and will always be free!
does kutesocial or you plan to sell my data?
nop! for analytics we'll be using an open source privacy respecting google analytics alternative, something like matomo or umami.
how do i get early access?
if you're interested, preregister here!
can i help contribute?
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!
what license is kutesocial under?
agplv3
how do you plan on filtering ai?
with help from reports and the community, maybe potentially integrate some sort of community notes
will you make a selfhosted version?
currently not in the plans, but you can attempt selfhosting it yourself. however it will be disconnected from the main kute.social instance
why did u not make a decentralized social media when fediverse blah blah?
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.
what is a kard?
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
cute.fm is now cutesocial (and faq)
cute.fm is now kutesocial! (and faq)
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.
why the name change?
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.
what's happening next?
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:
mvp (alpha test) - eta: Q1 2025 (feb earliest)
- target membership: 100 early adopters.
- this is where i’ll be testing the basic features, ironing out the biggest bugs, and getting direct feedback.
closed beta - eta: Q2 2025
- once the mvp is stable, i’ll invite more people to join and play around.
- expect new features to start popping up at this stage as well.
- i'll also drop source code to devs willing to help me with this project that make it into the beta.
public beta - eta: Q3 2025
- here’s where the source code becomes available, because cutesocial is proudly licensed under agplv3.
- by sharing the code, i’m hoping to foster a community of collaborators who want to see this vision grow.
release - eta Q4 2025/Q1 2026
- after the public beta proves that everything’s working, we’ll officially launch cutesocial for everyone.
faq
is cutesocial still free?
absolutely! cutesocial is and always will be free. i also care deeply about privacy, so no selling your data!
can i help build or contribute?
yes! when the code is made public under agplv3, community contributions will be more than welcome.
how can i get early access?
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.
when can i join the public beta?
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.
will cutesocial always be cute.fm?
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.
- cute.social (main site) cute.social/ryana
- cute.fm (personal card) aka cute.fm/ryana
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! ✨