Sakurajima Blog

The migration for Sakurajima Social to a RHEL based server didn’t quite work out. To make my job easier, I will be moving the existing VM to the new host using Xen Orchestra. This will take a bit longer. While the server is on the same datacenter, it will take about 2 hours and 10 minutes to...

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With February almost done and the “Snowcrete” finally melting away, here are some updates for March that haven’t been shared already.

Sakurajima Social Server Migration​

Sakurajima Social will be moved to the second server we just added to host...

The support forums for our services like Mastodon, Pixelfed, etc are now replaced by the ticketing system. The content of those forums are now archived and read only.

With some advancements in personal data stores (PDS) being easier to set up along with account migration process being easier than before, we are almost ready to start public testing of Sakurasora, our version of Bluesky, but independently run and not rely on any of Bluesky’s controversial...

For those looking for an alternative to Discord, we are planning to provide a potential chat server alternative to host your community. Note that since Sakurajima is an Japanese media and culture centric community, we want to give priority to the following:

• Creative communities/groups...

You might have know that Discord is requiring all users to go into invasive face cans or providing identification. I know that people will not be comfortable with this.


While we only have a basic chat...

There will be planned downtime to move Sakurajima extra services to the new dedicated server. This will affect the following:

• Forums
• Pixelfed
• Relay
• MAL Updater OS X project website (Hachidori, Shukofukurou, Kanimanabu, etc)
• Yoshino Garden (WordPress blog hosting)...

Now that we are in the first day of February, here are some upcoming updates for Sakurajima

New Server and Sakurajima Social and Sakurajima Misc Services Server Move​

We have added a new dedicated server, which we will use to move the extra services (Forums, Pixelfed...

With Discord enshittifying, we are providing alternatives through Sakurajima Forums to allow users to move their Discord communities to alternatives we have.

Note: These options should only be used for Japanese media/culture centric groups, unless you are already a member of our forums or...

Welcome to 2026. Here are some updates.

Plans for Sakurajima​

Still planning for a move to a bigger server if possible to have enough space for future growth and merge the seperate VPS that is sitting out there in OVH. The move will probably happen in February and there will...

It’s that time of year again as we head to the holidays and the end of the year. I want to give a little update on what is planned for this month.

Possible Server Move​

I am contemplating a server move to a bigger one due to the fact we are using a lot of storage due to...

On October 28th 2022, I started Sakurajima as an alternative to Twitter when it was taken over by Elon Musk. Since then, we have grown quite a bit, although of course the number of active users have stagnated over the past year. We have expanded our services beyond Mastodon and the Forums since...

On Monday, we reported that the dedicated server that hosted other Sakurajima services like the relay, Pixelfed, Forums, Yoshino Garden (WordPress blog hosting), and AniBlogTracker went down...

Last evening, the personal server which not only host my blog, but also other small services related to Sakurajima such as the mirror bots, relay, Pixelfed,Yoshino Garden, and AniBlogTracker went down. After logging into the management interface, it appears the SSD has stopped working...

We will be having our own version of Bluesky called Sakurasora (Sakurasky) relying on the Blacksky relay. However, the app, feeds, and additional moderation will be done on our end (with the addition of using Blacksky’s moderation). The main Sakurasora feeds will contain Japanese media...

While this update is late, here are some updates for this month.

Fundraising Update​

Here is our update on the fundraising goals as of September 12th.

Currently, we are at 44% of the $108 monthly goal ($47 a month from Patreon), from 50%. That goal is our monthly...

Here are some updates on our projects we have planned for the future. They won't be happening immediately, but probably 4-6 months from now.

Sakurajima Bluesky PDS Server plans​

We have been planning to host our own personal data store (PDS) server for a while, but there is...

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Since it’s the end of July, here are some brief updates and plans for Sakurajima.

Fundraising Update​

Here is our update on the fundraising goals as of July 27th.

Currently, we are at at 50% of the $108 month goal ($55 a month from Patreon). That goal...

Like with my other projects such as the Sakurajima Mastodon and Misskey instances, Pixelfed, WordPress hosting, and AniBlogTracker, my macOS and iOS apps have seperate support forums. Given my limited free time and that the apps I develop are in hobby mode, which means I work on it when I feel...

With half of 2025 is done, here are some updates for July.

Fundraising Update, Server Move Delayed​

As of now, we have decided to postpone the server move as we are still pretty far from our goals. Since the move will increase the service costs a bit, it’s not wise to do so...