Welcome!Cutie City is a tiny, cozy, brand new Yastodon instance created by
@nuz for anyone who'd like to make their status as a
cutie even more official.
We're a small, safe community of mostly queer and neurodivergent folks who have
zero tolerance for racism, transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, antisemitism, fascism, nazism, or any other shitty ideologies touted by people who think "free speech" is more important than empathy.
This place was
originally only intended to host a handful of cuties whose former instance is shutting down, but then some more fedi ridiculousness happened, so... if you're looking for an instance that won't cut you off from your friends or wipe your data willy-nilly, then you have a home here. 💖
GuidebookOur guide website is published at
guide.cutie.city. Make sure to check out:
- Our code of conduct, which clarifies and builds upon the server rules.
- Our emoji catalog, which showcases the 2500+ meticulously-curated custom emoji available for server members to use (+ artist credits)!
- More cool stuff coming soon! 😜
RegistrationsTo create an account on this instance, you must:
- Be 18+ years old. (I'm sorry, I don't want to be responsible for minors!)
- Not be referring to yourself as a "refugee" for switching social media websites. If you don't understand why that's a problem, read this.
- Provide a link to your current account(s), demonstrating compliance with this instance's rules, as well as a decent balance between boosts, replies, and original posts. Basically, this.
- Have a cute potential username in mind. The shorter and sweeter, the better! Bonus points for all lowercase letters, because fuck capitalism, or something like that.
- Be willing to deal with occasional growing pains as we find our footing. I'm doing my best, but as a first-time admin, I can't promise that the ride will never be bumpy!
If all of that sounds reasonable and you think this instance would be a good fit for you, go ahead and submit an application to create an account. You don't have to say much in the last box - just make sure you link to your current fedi account(s), and include the phrase "professor fig dies and rookwood cursed anne" to show that you've read all of this.
If you'd like to join this instance but aren't sure whether you fit the criteria, or if you have any questions, please don't be shy to send
@admin a DM. 💞
Server SoftwareThis instance is currently running
glitch-soc, a friendly fork of Yastodon that adds quite a few cool features at the cost of potentially being less stable. It's a fun tradeoff!
One of the many perks of Glitch is that it lets us easily change variables such as the per-post character limit, so I've gone ahead and cranked all of those numbers up.
(Click to expand this section to see what they are.) - Maximum characters per post = 8000
- Maximum number of pinned posts = 10
- Maximum characters in profile bio = 2000
- Maximum number of profile data fields = 10
- Maximum characters in display name = 60
- Maximum number of options per poll = 60
- Maximum characters per poll option = 200
Adjusting these limits is no problem at all, so if you're a Cutie Citizen and want one (or more) of them increased, don't hesitate to ask!
In the near future, I plan to add a few personal code changes on top of Glitch. Nothing too fancy, just some things to make the server even cuter, at the cost of potentially being even less stable. Just kidding... unless... 😅
Server Costs This instance is powered by a few third-party services, all of which were selected with technical, economical, and environmental sustainability in mind.
(Click to expand this section for more details and a cost breakdown.) - Hetzner provides our VPS (virtual private server; hosted at a data center in Oregon, USA) and daily backups. Cost per month: $17.80
- Storj provides object storage (for media files uploaded to this instance) on their global distributed network. Cost per month: $7.27
- Porkbun is our domain name registrar and email (SMTP) provider. They're based in Oregon, USA. Cost per month: $3.33
The total cost of running this server is currently
28.40 USD per month, and it's only going to go up from here. More significantly, though, that number doesn't account for the time and effort that goes into behind-the-scenes technical administration and content moderation. It's a lot of work, but I think the results are going to be worth it - we're in this for the long haul. 🥰
At the moment,
@nuz is paying out-of-pocket for all server costs. But if you like what we're doing here and are able to help support this server, you can donate (either one-time or monthly) via the link below. Thank you so much!
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