







Grind vanity did:plc identifiers on your CPU or Apple GPU, then claim them as a new account on any AT Protocol PDS.
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...
did:plc Directory
PLC is a persistent global identifier system, which allows accounts to retain relationships while changing names or migrating between service providers. It makes use of cryptography and gives individuals (or organizations) direct control and ownership over their identitifier, but does not make use of any blockchain or cryptocurrency technology, and is inexpensive enough to provide as a no-cost service.
did:plc Directory
PLC is a persistent global identifier system, which allows accounts to retain relationships while changing names or migrating between service providers. It makes use of cryptography and gives individuals (or organizations) direct control and ownership over their identitifier, but does not make use of any blockchain or cryptocurrency technology, and is inexpensive enough to provide as a no-cost service.
The Reference PDS Gets an Account Management Page - AT Protocol
Announcing the addition of an account management interface to the reference PDS

Creating an Independent Public Ledger of Credentials (PLC) Directory Organization - AT Protocol
As the next step of maturing governance of the PLC identity system, Bluesky Social PBC is supporting the creation of an independent organization to operate the PLC directory.

AT Protocol accounts Β· uchu.social
Create an account for mochott, Bluesky and other apps built on the AT Protocol. Your profile, posts and other data are stored on uchu.social, and you can move them to another server later.
Putting a UI on PDS account management
Getting AT Protocol account management out of the terminal.

Proposal: OAuth-based account creation Β· bluesky-social atproto Β· Discussion #4587
We recently added to the reference PDS (and underlying OAuth Provider) implementation support for Initiating User Registration via OpenID Connect 1.0, however, what I wasn't aware of when I add...
Running Bluesky PDS undockered
A bit over a year ago, in the first week of January 2025, IΒ migrated my main Bluesky account to my own PDS on a Netcup VPS. Itβs been quite easy to set up using the official installer, and itβs been running pretty much without any problems or maintenance the whole year.
PLC Organization
The PLC Organization is a small Swiss Association ("Verein") which provides open network identifier infrastructure. It serves as a neutral steward for the Public Ledger of Credentials (PLC) system, which provides persistent identifiers to over 40 million accounts in the atproto social web ecosystem.
PLC Organization
The PLC Organization is a small Swiss Association ("Verein") which provides open network identifier infrastructure. It serves as a neutral steward for the Public Ledger of Credentials (PLC) system, which provides persistent identifiers to over 40 million accounts in the atproto social web ecosystem.
Yesterday we launched a new feature and now our existing web users can bring their own DID or we can be a temporary custodian of a new identity. Either way, now every user's PDS is the source of truth for public events and rsvps. openmeet.net/your-identity-your-events #ATprotocol
Your Identity, Your Events: How OpenMeet Gives Every User an AT Protocol Account
openmeet.netIf you have a rotation key registered with the account you can just pick up and move by signing the plc op with it. Then restore the repo from a backup. If not and itβs a PDS takedown Iβm not 100% sure if you can sign for a PDS migration or get your repo. Gut feeling is you canβt
We're very pumped to announce that the reference PDS now has an account management page! atproto.com/blog/pds-account-management You can now manage permissions, update your password, or deactivate your account directly from your PDS, as a regular user β no command line tools or Bluesky interfaces required!
The Reference PDS Gets an Account Management Page
atproto.comWe may have cooked with this one πππ½ Now you can log in with your account, and create up to 3 sub-accounts under your identity (anon accounts spam too much) β Still free, gated behind oauth π Beautiful new dashboard π DID:PLC is now under dplc.rip, why? πΈοΈ DID:WEB accounts supported under dweb.rip!