full-network space efficiency update: bad news: event though 84% of all repos are stale (no activity in 30 days), stale repos only make up 20% of the data in the network. moving them to cheap storage doesn't buy much. good news: the data in network is small?? like sub-1TB, minimal magic needed
May 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A Full-Network Relay for $34 a Month | bryan newbold
This is an update to a Summer 2024 blog post. At the time, atproto relays required a cache of the full network on local disk to validate data structures. With the Sync v1.1 updates, relays don't need all that disk I/O. What impact does that have on hosting setup and operating costs? Turns out the d...
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I used Open Source Apps for 90 days. Here are my favorites
GrapheneOS on Twitter / X
We need more 10Gbps or higher dedicated servers for hosting our OS and app updates. We have North America covered well enough via sponsored servers from ReliableSite in both Miami and Los Angeles and a sponsored server from Xenyth in Toronto but no longer have any left in Europe.— GrapheneOS (@GrapheneOS) February 12, 2026
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If you ever wanted to know how big the Bluesky/atproto network is (records only, no blobs/videos/etc), there is a new, super useful tool in town: -> jetstream.us-east.bsky.network/status?tab=segments ~ 1.7 TB compressed / 8 TB uncompressed
This could be very relevant for funding the atproto ecosystem, especially once private data is supported ifp.org/unlocking-a-... "The challenge is not data scarcity, but rather barriers to ... utilizing existing high-quality data resources." also see associated funding call ifp.org/rfp-launch/
Unlocking a Million Times More Data for AI | IFP
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