Animation showcase of a pokemon-like little monster. The monster is a humanoid tree with short limbs. The feet look like roots and their hand has 4 fingers. They have leaf on their head and through their body. The eyes and the mouth are a bright yellow and the wood is red with green moss spots.

– Sequoia, The Tree Guardian (ArtStation) by @JBJ_3Dart

Mastodon Updates#

There were a couple of small updates to Mastodon this month with mostly behind the scenes and security related fixes v4.5.4 and v4.5.5.

Costs and Donations#

Cost spreadsheet, text follows.

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peoplemaking.games January 2026 0.73
CAD USD
Main Server 12-32GB-512GB -$50 -$37
Media (OVH) 193 GB -$8 -$6
Media (Wasabi) 48 GB -$11 -$8
Backups 81 GB -$1 -$1
Domain Name $37/yr -$3 -$2
Email Server -$5 -$4
Patreon Donations $152 $111
Patreon Fees -$26 -$19
Monthly Totals
Previous Balance $332 $243
Total Expenses -$78 -$57
Net Donations $126 $92
Balance $380 $277

Thank you to everyone that has donated through Patreon. There’s no obligation that you donate in order to use the server, but it is most appreciated!

– Brook