History of OshiSocial

History of OshiSocial

The Beginning: Baka.Social

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In December 2022, Baka.Social was created as a 🐘 Mastodon instance for the VR Creator community.

Original Logo (2022)

The logo was a simplistic VRChat-themed design, which evolved into the “UwUBubble” design in 2023.

Migration to Oshi.Social

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In 2024, we migrated from Baka.Social to Oshi.Social and switched from Mastodon to 🦈 Sharkey software.

Why We Migrated

Better Features

Better feature set in Sharkey for our community needs

Improved Performance

Improved performance and customization options

Enhanced Federation

Enhanced federation capabilities

Tip

Today, OshiSocial continues to serve the VR creator community as a free, open platform for creators to connect, share, and grow together.