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…Raspberry Pi or $5/mo VM and requires very little work. It runs in a Docker container with SQLite. https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by jacobgold · 2026-06-21 · in Who owns your ATProto identity?

If, like me, you were wondering what PDS stands for: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by kenforthewin · 2025-11-16 · in The politics of purely client-side apps

Interesting. Ok just saw this https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds > Self-hosting a Bluesky PDS means running your own Personal Data Server that is capable of federating with the wider ATProto network. So pds (personal data server) is…

comment by dark_mode · 2025-09-27 · in Open Social

https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds There are also a couple of discord channels and even a server for PDS self-hosters https://discord.atprotocol.dev

comment by verdverm · 2025-09-26 · in Open Social

…your own. Anyway, you could start on this by running a PDS via the reference implementation here: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds and then building your own appview (application). You could also take a look at Blacksky's…

comment by steveklabnik · 2025-09-26 · in Open Social

…UI for it. Yes, you can run your own node — multiple types of nodes. You run your own PDS ( https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds ) to store own data (that's the "website" in my analogy), or you could run a Relay (…

comment by danabramov · 2025-08-30 · in Are we decentralized yet?

…to the internet. To run a custom PDS, you can either use the Docker container provided by Bluesky ( https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds ) or implement your own (e.g. https://github.com/blacksky-algorithms/rsky ). Ditto for other pieces.…

comment by danabramov · 2025-08-30 · in Are we decentralized yet?

…big strengths. same statement can be applied to running a bluesky PDS. Here are the server recs: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds?tab=readme-ov-file#sel...

comment by nulfrost · 2025-08-21 · in Introduction to AT Protocol

…set up your own PDS, right now. If you're comfortable with Docker it should take you under an hour: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by lukev · 2025-02-26 · in Adding Mastodon Comments to Your Blog

Follow the instructions under "Self-hosting PDS" here: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by anamexis · 2025-02-19 · in When imperfect systems are good: Bluesky's lossy timelines

https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds?tab=readme-ov-file#sel...

comment by psionides · 2025-02-04 · in Bluesky now has 30 million users

…the rest of the network. I host my own. There's an entire section in the README about self-hosting: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds?tab=readme-ov-file#sel...

comment by DocChi77 · 2025-02-03 · in Bluesky now has 30 million users

…for abuse, since "migrating" an account is a different action than simply "creating" a new one [0]: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/ACCOUNT_MIGR...

comment by DocChi77 · 2025-02-03 · in Bluesky now has 30 million users

https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds You can run your own server if you like There are also 3rd party algorithms, moderation, and interfaces you can mix and match

comment by verdverm · 2025-01-22 · in NFL teams can't use Bluesky

…migrate your account and still use the Bluesky app. The custom server is an option at login https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by verdverm · 2025-01-19 · in We need to protect the protocol that runs Bluesky

…can migrate away from Bluesky-operated PDS to your own, though at the moment you can't migrate back https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/ACCOUNT_MIGR... https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/3l5ii332pf32u Bluesky's AT Proto design has…

comment by madeofpalk · 2024-12-30 · in Trying to use Bluesky without getting burned again

perhaps someone can implement it in the bluesky pds as an additional feature https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds put caddy in front of it for brotli compression so it serves fast on 1k2 links

comment by fsiefken · 2024-12-22 · in Twtxt is a decentralised, minimalist microblogging service for hackers

It doesn't have a polished export UI yet but it is absolutely possible: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/ACCOUNT_MIGR...

comment by neilalexander · 2024-11-21 · in Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times matching when they broke

For Bluesky you start here: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by nedt · 2024-11-21 · in Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

…the bluesky hosted PDS? When will account migrations officially be a recommended operation? Source: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/ACCOUNT_MIGR ... When the software is sufficiently tested and implemented. > First of all,…

comment by pfraze · 2024-11-18 · in Thoughts on Bluesky

…the bluesky hosted PDS? When will account migrations officially be a recommended operation? Source: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/ACCOUNT_MIGR... >We're concerned about the cost structure of AP. We're concerned that…

comment by S0y · 2024-11-18 · in Thoughts on Bluesky

You can run your own instance: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds It's a weird install with a hybrid of Docker and systemd, but basically you run a script on a low-end Ubuntu VM and point your DNS at it and you're done. Far less…

comment by programd · 2024-11-16 · in Maybe Bluesky has "won"

https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by evbogue · 2024-11-15 · in Mayor Adams' office directs NYC agencies to launch Bluesky accounts amid growth

…their app to connect to it.. then you will have all your data freely accessible as you want.. [1] https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by tmottabr · 2024-11-14 · in Ask HN: Bluesky is #1 in the U.S. App Store. Is this a first for open source?

…these are the important things an open source software should tell its users right off the bat. 1: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/README.md

comment by zzyzxd · 2024-11-08 · in How to self-host all of Bluesky except the AppView (for now)

If you want to dedicate a VM to it, bsky Personal Data Server has a pretty easy install https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by brianolson · 2024-10-26 · in Bluesky Is Not Decentralized

…Go libraries: https://github.com/bluesky-social/indigo PDS distribution: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds All dual MIT / Apache 2.0 licensed.

comment by jakebsky · 2024-04-24 · in Building Bluesky: A Distributed Social Network

…by to help if there are any problems. Technical details and the installer are in the GitHub repo https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds And we're on Discord available to help: https://discord.com/invite/UWS6FFdhMe

comment by jakebsky · 2024-02-22 · in Bluesky announces data federation for self hosters

Personal Data Server (PDS) github link: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by nickthegreek · 2024-02-22 · in Bluesky announces data federation for self hosters

Federation is up and running on the sandbox network: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds The Q1 timeline for public federation seems plausible.

comment by BryantD · 2024-02-06 · in Bluesky social network drops invite-only sign ups

…hosting a relay is more than a non-trivial matter, although I'd love to be proven wrong there. [0]: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds [1]: Well, outside of literally deploying Blueskys own implementation -…

comment by noirscape · 2024-01-22 · in Why isn't Bluesky a peer-to-peer network?

…(Feed Generator): https://github.com/bluesky-social/feed-generator 6. Sandbox PDS distribution: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/SANDBOX.md

comment by jakebsky · 2023-12-23 · in Posts, profiles, and user search are now available without login

…up a seperate network? Or federate with prod? https://atproto.com/blog/federation-developer-sandbox https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

comment by e12e · 2023-12-23 · in Posts, profiles, and user search are now available without login

…Federation for the production network is planned for early 2024. ASAP. 1. https://atproto.com 2. https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/SANDBOX.md

comment by jakebsky · 2023-12-23 · in Posts, profiles, and user search are now available without login

…and have it federate with others, but it's still very much in development and 'here be dragons' https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/SANDBOX.md

comment by s3krit · 2023-07-07 · in Purchase and manage domains directly through Bluesky