Cocoon Goals Overview
Apologies, but this is gonna be a long and dense post. We wanted to go over the goals and plans we have for our web app, both for community clarity and clarity for ourselves. We also wanted to set realistic expectations for everyone. This app will not be built overnight. We do not plan on entering even beta until, at the absolute earliest, May 2026, mostly due to the fact that we can only work on this after work and on weekends between other things. We are also brand new to coding and web development. This is going to be hard work full of lots of setbacks and steps backwards, but we will make it to our goals. First, we'll break down our goals for features. Then we'll outline our rough timeline. For frame of reference in the plan, we're working on wireframes and choosing all the structural things such as a system design, architecture, and tech stack. Planned Features & Functions: System Management - System account with alter/member/headmate profiles, custom fields for info, message history, notes, and a folder/tag system for organization and subsystems Fronting Management - fronting log, front history, and custom front statuses OFFLINE Internal Chat System - channels, categories, polls, and permissions Customization - Dark/Light Mode, adjustable font sizes, alter banners/pfps, built in text code capabilities, journal customization Discord Integration - discord login, custom made discord bot to use in your servers for proxying and management Journaling Systems - options to create as many journals as needed, password protected journals Resources - access to plenty of free resources specially curated by yours truly Timeline: March - Wireframes, system architecture, learning kotlin, building the base website April - Dashboard, system management features May - Fronting management features (potential alpha drop) June - Journaling features, customization features July - Discord Integration (potential beta drop) August - Resources, Chat System I will be taking the hybrid approach of building the app features by building them each one at a time instead of focusing on backend first or frontend first. Currently we're at the start of the timeline. I will update you all if the timeline changes at all :3 Thank you all for your time! With Love, Spencer
