April 2026 Updates

While there were some minor issues with the move of Sakurajima Social, it appears most of the issues have been resolved. With that, here are the April 2026 updates.

Sakurajima Mastodon Future Updates​

With work on Sakurajima Social now complete, the update to Sakurajima Mastodon will eventually happen. The first step is to update XCP-ng on Sakurajima Mastodon first. Then the server that hosts Mastodon needs to be upgraded from Debian 11 to 12. Lastly, Mastodon will get upgraded from 4.4 to 4.5. The new rebased fork needs to be tested to ensure nothing breaks, but I plan to do so in the near future.

The goal is to have it done by the end of June.

Service Updates​

Sakurajima's Uptime status page is now restored and is located at https://uptime.tamaki-shimai.moe/status/sakurajima

We are now accepting invites to the Sakurasora PDS. The eventual goal is to have it work with an alternative relay and not rely on any of the main Bluesky relays or moderation. The PDS is only up, but in beta testing. You can also move your Bluesky account to Sakurasora during the signup process.

People who can request an invite must have the following. You can request an invite by creating a ticket.

Creators who create the following:

• Blogging/Podcasting/Creating Videos about Japanese media and/or culture
• Creating fan-art/anime-styled artwork (including OCs)
• VTubing (including creating models)
• Vocaloid/Voiceroid (works created with Vocaloid, Cevio Ai, SynthV, Voiceroid, Voicepeak, etc) Fanfiction or fiction (based off Japanese works or Japanese inspired)
• Any small business selling Japanese goods. Japanese inspired video games, RPG Maker or visual novels.
• Cosplay, and other creations involving Japanese media or Japanese inspired.
• Fansubbing or translation of unlicensed works.

Additionally, we allow people to request an invite who:

• Have a current account on Sakurajima Mastodon or Sakurajima Social for at least three months in good standing
• People who donated to Sakurajima through Patreon or through one-time donations

Fundraising​

Current Progress (one time donations and Dec-Mar monthly donations): 315.22/1,584

Patreon Total Monthly: $61

Total Monthly Donations: 64 out of $132 per month.

Paypal - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HREN4ATRLZ54S
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/sakurajimamastodon
Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/V7V8GAJR9