Hello everyone. My name is Jimmi and I am the Project Lead here at SiennaNation. Even though I am not the Community Manager, I decided that it’s time to give you an explanation about what happened with the website and where we are heading in the future.

In this message, I would like to talk about the issues we faced, the disabling of multiple features, the lack of updates, the errors that appeared, and also a bit about our lack of transparency.

There are many things to talk about, and honestly, I don’t even know where to start while trying to present everything as clearly as possible.

The Discord bot was created on February 2nd, 2019. It started as a bot made for my own server and at that time it only had a music function, nothing more. I had no programming experience, so I decided to build my own bot using YouTube tutorials available at that time, as well as a Steam application called Discord Bot Maker.

On February 2nd, the SiennaNation project was born, the one you still see today. Back then, I decided I needed more features such as Twitch and YouTube alerts, as well as a giveaway plugin.

As those features were added, more people became interested in adding the bot, and its popularity started growing. Because of the limitations at that time, I decided to build a dashboard using PHP and MySQL, since those were the technologies I was most comfortable with. I managed to move the application from .ini files to MySQL and connect it to the dashboard.

Over time, the popularity kept growing, but my lack of experience showed through missing updates, unresolved persistent issues, and lack of optimization.

By 2026, we reached 29 plugins and pages that need maintenance, all still running on the same unstable structure from 2020. Many current features were originally designed for a limited number of users and servers, not the 1117 servers and nearly 1 million users we have today.

On January 3rd, 2026, we started migrating from MySQL to PostgreSQL due to the many issues we were facing. As of January 26th, the migration is about 70% complete.

However, the problems didn’t stop there. We are still dealing with issues ranging from multiple open connections to functions running in loops, and even duplicate functions written 2–4 times.

Many important features such as alerts for TikTok, Reddit, Twitter (X), Instagram, and Brawl Stars features have been disabled for quite some time. The reason is simple, these integrations break very fast and I have not been able to keep up with platform changes.

Many people are probably wondering when a major update will come, when suggestions from Discord or email will be considered, and why there haven’t been consistent updates for a long time. The answer is simply lack of time and lack of funding for new APIs.

The last API we purchased was Reddit, under a 6-month contract. It expired, and the developer removed it from RapidAPI, leaving us with another broken feature. The Instagram situation is very similar.

I don’t want anyone to think this is me complaining, I just want to explain what is happening and what will happen next.

As a gamer myself, one thing I hate is lack of transparency from developers. I always tried not to be like that, but unfortunately I didn’t always succeed. I want to improve that going forward.

Finally, I want to remind everyone that SiennaNation is a free project. We have a donation page where you can help support development:
https://ko-fi.com/siennanation

Every donation helps us continue.

This Sunday we will announce one of the biggest updates yet:

Instagram, Twitter/X and Reddit alerts are returning
Bluesky will officially be supported
TikTok alerts will remain disabled until we receive approval

Additionally:

New emoji + soundboard page

2000+ new soundboards

10,000+ new emotes

Freestuff page expansion (PS5, Xbox, Switch, GOG and more)

Achievements system going live for the first time

More details will be shared in a future patch note.

We will also post update previews on our TikTok page:
https://www.tiktok.com/@siennanation

I want to end by thanking everyone who supported us during these 6 years ,through votes, recommendations, and support.

Future Updates and What’s Next

Whether the current project contains any paid features, is paid only, or is 100% free to use.

This project is free to use and contains no paywalls for core functionality.

Has Paid Features

This project has a complementary web interface that you can use to control or configure your experience

Web Interface

This project can keep playing music automatically when the queue ends

Has Autoplay

This project allows you to save playlists to re-use later

Has Playlists

This project tracks any action done through its functionality to keep accountability on your staff

Audit Logs

When running a giveaway, allow the host to set entry requirements before the user is able to join the giveaway

Configurable Entry Requirements

This project has leaderboards highlighting the top players within either the server or globally

Leaderboards

This bot offers extra features or perks that can be unlocked through optional payments or subscriptions.

Paid Features Available

This project allows you to tweak the volume as a command

Volume Control

This project can be used in a Stage Channel

Stage Support

Alerts
Let SiennaNation automatically post the newest youtube videos, instagram posts, Twitch lives and much more! Just add an alert to the channel!

Giveaways
Start giveaways and let your server members participate! SiennaNation will automatically select the winners!


Auto Roles
Automatically assign roles to new server members!

Member Greetings
Greet new server members with a pre-defined text and a pre-defined role.

Reaction Roles
Let your members obtain pre-set server roles with button!

Member Count Displays
Show your server growth to the whole server by displaying your member numbers in a locked voice channel!

Moderation
Warn, Kick, Temp Ban, Perma Ban, Mute, Word Filter, Invite Filter - Everything you need to keep your server civil!

Timers
You need to get an alert about a special event? No worries, just set a timer and SiennaNation will ping you once the time has come.

Search
Do you want to search for a game on Steam, maybe for a streamer or an anime, even a manga? Just activate the command and enjoy free searches on internet.

Music.
Ask your friend to join in your channel and let the party start, clear music, unlimited usage and a bot ready for a party(what a perfect Friday).

SiennaNation

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