Posted the other day about migrating my account to my own PDS, here's the write up! I used the goat command line tool and I've included commands to backup and verify. Overall a painless experience! jola.dev/posts/migrating-atproto-accou…
Migrating your Bluesky account the hard way
jola.devSep 8, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Migrating PDS Account with `goat` | bryan newbold
Account migration is an important feature of atproto, and has been possible in the live network since February of this year, but is still a bit scary and developer-oriented. As part of documenting the migration process, I recently implemented basic account migration in the goat CLI tool for atproto...
Migrating PDS Account with `goat` | bryan newbold (⛱️ sabbatical mode)
Account migration is an important feature of atproto, and has been possible in the live network since February of this year, but is still a bit scary and developer-oriented. As part of documenting the migration process, I recently implemented basic account migration in the goat CLI tool for atproto...
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rekmarks/bluesky-account-migrator
A simple CLI for migrating Bluesky accounts from one PDS to another.
rekmarks/bluesky-account-migrator
A simple CLI for migrating Bluesky accounts from one PDS to another.
Registering Identity Recovery Keys via PDS, using goat | bryan newbold
One of the big design goals for atproto is for users to "own their network identity". If something goes wrong with a hosting provider, it should be possible recover accounts by independently updating their identity to point at a new home. Every account in the network has both a handle and a DID. Th...
Help! I've migrated to a new PDS, and my Bluesky doesn't work - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Atmosphere
A checklist of things to check when you move to a new PDS and new posts don't show or your account doesn't load on Bluesky
pds/ACCOUNT_MIGRATION.md at main · bluesky-social/pds
Bluesky PDS (Personal Data Server) container image, compose file, and documentation - bluesky-social/pds
Tent — All your data in one place
A Tent host corresponds to an atproto Personal Data Server (PDS). You can sign up with a provider or run your own, and switching is account migration: your DID stays the same, so links to you and follows of you keep working.
here is how i've been explaining PDS migration to the 115 users i've migrated: imagine your bluesky account as being an apartment. you're upset the rent is changing, so you move to a cheaper apartment on the other side of town. after you move, you have to update your address with the post office.
daniel holmgren 🫠
& you lose if you say the word "protocol", "decentralized", "repo", or "pds" to illustrate: the cloud is "the thing where i keep my photos when i drop my phone in a lake". if you even mention a "server" while explaining the cloud then you lost the thread
