







Details of my adventures self-hosting my own ATProtocol Personal Data Server (PDS), including the painful debugging process.
Self-hosting your PDS | jola.dev
How to set up your own atproto Personal Data Server using tranquil-pds and docker compose, walking you through it step by step.

Adversarial ATProto PDS Migration | Blog
An ATProto account lives on a Personal Data Server (PDS), and that service needs to be hosted somewhere by someone. There are a lot of options here, like a Raspberry Pi in your closet, a rented VPS in a datacentre, or a batteries-included service like bsky.social.
Embracing ATProto, part 1: Setting up a PDS
In this series of posts, I'll explore my journey into setting up my workflows and services for atproto. The first step is setting up my PDS. Let's start with a bit of explanation for all this lingo.

PDS Directory | ATProto PDS Index
Complete directory of Personal Data Servers in the Atmosphere.
atproto pds self-hosting: some issues and antipatterns | friendmeat
The Bluesky personal data server (pds) repository is weirdly opinionated about stuff that's easy, and unhelpful with the stuff that's hard. They also insist on using a script that installs a whole HTTP server and Docker stack. But if you're gonna use Docker why assume that people don't already have their own stack? It's just weird and annoying. But here's how I did it.
PDS operator guide — atproto-crates
Operating atproto-pds: production status, endpoint surface, storage profiles, build flags, the full environment variable reference, and the deployment modes that are deliberately not wired up.
atproto vancouver (@vancouver.atprotocol.community)
atproto community in Vancouver, Canada Hosted on @commonscomputer.com, a PDS host on a server at @z-space.ca Check out our @blento.app for more info: https://vancouver.atprotocol.community/
atproto PDS & account debugger
Quick diagnostics for PDS hosts, handles, relay connections, handles, DIDs, ...
Other PDS
Compare other ATproto Personal Data Servers (PDS): see providers, regions, and tips for choosing where your handle and social data should live.

Other PDS
Compare other ATproto Personal Data Servers (PDS): see providers, regions, and tips for choosing where your handle and social data should live.

Did a quick write up on the work I've been enjoying to make a PDS distributed. #atproto
The journey to a distributed PDS - Wills thoughts
willdot.leaflet.pubThe week-end is over so I'm pressing ⏸️ on my custom PDS project for now. Here's part 2 of my dev journal. I've learned a lot already and so far I feel like it might actually be worth finishing. It's really cool to get a more intimate understanding of ATProtocol and it's implementation.
How to Make a PDS - Part 2 - Zicklag's Leaflets
zicklag.leaflet.pubI recently got super into the ATProto spec and how different services use PDS to store the data, I put together a quick client-only website that presents all those records in a single, consolidated feed of all my activity: at.diego.codes
at.diego.codes — Diego Vicente
at.diego.codesSelf-hosting your own atproto infrastructure is very much attainable and after going through the process, I wanted to do a little series of write ups on how to go about it. Starting with the PDS! jola.dev/posts/self-hosting-your-pds
Self-hosting your PDS
jola.dev
Bluesky handle directory – PDSes

eny.space
Bitesize Proto: Two PDS containers at the same time; synchronized swimmers - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Atmosphere