Self-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.devAug 18, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Setting up my own ATProtocol PDS - Blooym
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.
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.
Notes on hosting an ATProto PDS on Cloudflare
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.
cove.town/cove.town
Self-contained atproto self-hosting setup with PDS, knot, spindle, and hold
cove.town/cove.town
Self-contained atproto self-hosting setup with PDS, knot, spindle, and hold
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.
third-party apis: community infrastructure on atproto - Keith's Thoughts
you can just build things from an open set of tools
Want to distribute compute to members of your organization in an ATProto native way? Check out socialweb.computer!
The 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 saw requests for a new way to find atproto alternatives, so I made alternativeproto.net - an atproto spin on AlternativeTo. It itself is on atproto, so you can log in and make submissions, votes, and reviews that are stored on your PDS. Give it a try and go easy, it's my first public atproto app.
AlternativeProto - Decentralized Web Catalog
alternativeproto.netDid 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.pubContinuing the series of atproto self-hosting posts, here's a guide for ATCR and the hold component, an atproto container registry! jola.dev/posts/self-hosting-atproto-co…
Self-hosting an atproto container registry
jola.devPDS Hosting
Resources related to atproto Personal Data Server (PDS) hosting
Bluesky handle directory – PDSes
eny.space
Bitesize Proto: Two PDS containers at the same time; synchronized swimmers - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Atmosphere
