ATProto devs did you know you can use selfhosted.social for users to create brand new accounts on the atmosphere in your applications? Both deckbelcher.com and blento.app uses our PDS. A user's journey into the atmosphere does not always have to be started from Bluesky. It can start from your app.
Jan 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
your app can run its own pds - keith.is
if you’re building on atproto, you’ve probably reached for “sign in with bluesky” as your auth story. it works! the OAuth flow is fine. but every time a user shows up without a bluesky account, you have to send them to bluesky first, watch them get confused by a totally different brand, and hope they come back. that’s a weird seam in your own product.
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.
atproto/packages/oauth/oauth-client-browser at main · bluesky-social/atproto
Social networking technology created by Bluesky. Contribute to bluesky-social/atproto development by creating an account on GitHub.
Network Account Management | Bluesky
Accounts in the atproto network are app-neutral: a single account can be used for short posts, long-form blogging, events, and more. But until now, the best way for users to create and manage accounts has been through client apps themselves.
atproto/packages/oauth/oauth-client-node/README.md at main · bluesky-social/atproto
Social networking technology created by Bluesky. Contribute to bluesky-social/atproto development by creating an account on GitHub.
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...
How do we talk about atproto to non-developers?
The beauty of AT Protocol is that all of your data from different apps is available on your PDS, your own folder on the internet containing your stuff as JSON. This means that you can switch which app you use to view that data, without losing anything. It also makes it very easy to make connections between data stored using different lexicons, or just display activity in one place. Sifa does a nice job of this on your profile page. For web developers, and people who understand webhosting, the concept is reasonably easy to understand. I know that any atproto app I join is going to store data in my PDS, any other people will be able to see it.
Skywalker - Apps on Google Play
App to explore ATProto based social media networks, e.g. Bluesky
It would be great to get some transparency in here. @janlindblad.bsky.social: 1. will users be able to use the w social app with any #atproto account? 2. will users be able to verify themselves (to be able to post) with any atproto account or do you require users to move their accounts to your pds?
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.devATmospheric Apps
Things that use ATProto to create their own records (NOT Bluesky clients / Appviews)
stan.computer
Mycroft — connections, context, evidence
Semble Collect
comail
co/core — an AI cooperative
airspace
