







Atproto Spaces (buckets, we hardly knew ye) have moved from a proposal to real live working — AND VERY MUCH ALPHA DO NOT USE THIS IN PRODUCTION — code. We even set up a working PDS for y'all to use, head over to bsky.network/account to get going
AT Protocol Developers
The most significant extension to the protocol since launch—atproto spaces—is now officially alpha software you can start testing with. Here's more about the goals and how to start testing. atproto.com/blog/atproto-spaces-alpha
Aug 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The Atproto Spaces Alpha is Live - AT Protocol
Atproto Spaces, formerly known as “the permissioned data protocol,” is a new extension to atproto that enables non-public data. The alpha is now officially open. Here’s how to develop with it and what to expect as we work towards the full release.

The Atproto Spaces Alpha is Live - AT Protocol
Atproto Spaces, formerly known as “the permissioned data protocol,” is a new extension to atproto that enables non-public data. The alpha is now officially open. Here’s how to develop with it and what to expect as we work towards the full release.

The Atproto Spaces Alpha is Live - AT Protocol
Atproto Spaces, formerly known as “the permissioned data protocol,” is a new extension to atproto that enables non-public data. The alpha is now officially open. Here’s how to develop with it and what to expect as we work towards the full release.

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 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.
Call for Developer Projects · bluesky-social atproto · Discussion #3049
The last few weeks have seen a swell of developer interest in atproto. Welcome! The protocol is maturing, and now is a great time for early adopters to jump in and start building. This post lists s...
The Bluesky ecosystem has the juice (ATProto for normies) - Pioneer
An explanation for people who don't care about software protocolsBluesky is built on top of a new software protocol - https://atproto.com/ - for building dis...

The Bluesky ecosystem has the juice (ATProto for normies) - Nate Spilman
An explanation for people who don't care about software protocols Bluesky is built on top of a new software protocol - https://atproto.com/ - for building distr...

atproto/packages/dev-env at main · bluesky-social/atproto
Social networking technology created by Bluesky. Contribute to bluesky-social/atproto development by creating an account on GitHub.
Hey @dholms.at, do you have plans for blobs in spaces? We're chatting about it on @iame.li's stream. The proposal says blobs are uploaded to space host, right? That makes sense when the space host is a PDS because it has `com.atproto.repo.uploadBlob`, but not if the space host is something else.
You know what I want: a "headless" PDS. @roomy.space needs a way to create an ATProto account for every space that is created. That means we need a legit PDS repo. We don't want to implement a PDS ourselves, so we'd rather use Tranquil or the reference PDS.
I've just finished the first, barely-working prototype of our new arbiter server! It's not ready for use just yet, but we're going to start experimenting with it in @roomy.space as a way to make every space a fully-fledged ATProto account that can be seamlessly managed by the Roomy space's admins.
Arbiter Progress Report 3
zicklag.leaflet.pubThe most significant extension to the protocol since launch—atproto spaces—is now officially alpha software you can start testing with. Here's more about the goals and how to start testing. atproto.com/blog/atproto-spaces-alpha
The Atproto Spaces Alpha is Live
atproto.comPermissioned Data Shapes: Self-Only Bookmarks - Nick's Blog

The Atproto Spaces Alpha is Live - AT Protocol
Reintroducing Spaces - Daniel's Leaflets
Permissioned Data Diary 1: To Encrypt or Not to Encrypt - Daniel's Leaflets