What is required to make a PDS implementation?
This Github thread from July 2024 had a long answer by Bryan Newbold that is included below:
Beyond the Statusphere: Part 1, Resolving the User's PDS - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Atmosphere
Learn why it's important to resolve the user's PDS and use that in your ATProto applications.
Spinning Up Your Own Corner of the ATmosphere - Mostly Protocols
How to set up your own PDS from scratch - server, domain, email, migration, and all the little details that actually matter when you're trying to run your own piece of the ATmosphere.
PDS Directory | ATProto PDS Index
Complete directory of Personal Data Servers in the Atmosphere.
chaosgreml.in/pdscheck
a single-page site that allows you to check that’s your PDS is working correctly.
chaosgreml.in/pdscheck
a single-page site that allows you to check that’s your PDS is working correctly.
Public Hosted PDS options - created by HilaryBaumann.com
One thing I hope to see after this is more than just the reference implementation of it. An Atmosphere Account ecosystem where PDS providers compete on UX, features, and extensions can be a whole new brand of competition in the open social web, and everyone should lean into it.
Anuj Ahooja
"We plan to add basic account management functionality directly to the PDS reference implementation." LFG.
Can't reply, so I'm quoting. They're not completely wrong, it is important to have a PDS you trust because that is your gateway to The Atmosphere. It holds the private key that signs your records, the part I always think is missed here though is it's a two-way relationship/validation... context:
Who Actually Owns Your ATProto Identity? Hint: It's Probably Not You
kevinak.se
Ariel M. (she/her)
cc @pds.dad bc this writing feels a lil over sensationalized but idk and yknow, he is pds dad
Can't reply, so I'm quoting. They're not completely wrong, it is important to have a PDS you trust because that is your gateway to The Atmosphere. It holds the private key that signs your records, the part I always think is missed here though is it's a two-way relationship/validation... context:
Who Actually Owns Your ATProto Identity? Hint: It's Probably Not You
kevinak.seAriel M. (she/her)
cc @pds.dad bc this writing feels a lil over sensationalized but idk and yknow, he is pds dad
According to @mackuba.eu, blue.mackuba.eu/directory/pdses hosting atmosphere accounts. fedidb.com, popular software has this many servers: * Mastodon 9116 * Peertube 1529 * Misskey 1154 * Pixelfed 693 * Writefreely 573 * Sharkey 510 * Lemmy 431 * Pleroma 346 * Akkoma 331 Are we decentralized yet?
It's true — fetching authenticated data directly from a PDS is a pain in the butt. And it's totally worth it.
Making Websites is More Complicated These Days - And That's a Good Thing
alexanderson.leaflet.pub
