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0 pointsverdverm8mo ago0 comments

What do you mean by "instance"?

There are several protocol components you can run independently, each filling a different role and having different complexity levels

If you mean the PDS, not sure if it is simpler than the unknown point you are looking to compare against. Bsky did just announce that you can migrate back to their PDS hosting to make trying out alternatives a one-way trip

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tetrisgm8mo ago

I’d prefer running our own thing separate from bluesky. We’d give people something like username.page.app and they’d make posts there. If people wanna follow on bluesky they can, and we provide a username that’s just the url.

I know we can do all this by just posting to Bluesky. But I want to give usernames, host the data on our end, and I’d prefer using the protocol but not be directly associated or dependent on Bluesky.

verdvermOP8mo ago

So it sounds like multiple things then

1. Run the PDS, many people who would not group themselves with technical folks do this. (data hosting, handles)

2. Use or create an alternative client app, depending on if you want to intermingle Bsky data

3. Relay, moderation, algorithms. If you want to divest completely from Bluesky, there is more to run. If you build your own lexicon, you have to do all the moderation and algorithms, among the many other things.

tetrisgm8mo ago

I think 1 is the main thing. We have our own posts and UI but we just want to give people usernames and a way that shares posts in a way that interop with Bluesky. Any advice on a simple way to self host a PDS?

verdvermOP8mo ago

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

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tetrisgm8mo ago

verdvermOP8mo ago

So it sounds like multiple things then

1. Run the PDS, many people who would not group themselves with technical folks do this. (data hosting, handles)

2. Use or create an alternative client app, depending on if you want to intermingle Bsky data

tetrisgm8mo ago

verdvermOP8mo ago

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

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