An Encyclopedia Galactica with various guides and writings to help you understand the atmosphere(atproto ecosystem).
by Bailey Townsend 🦀 @pds.dad
Run two PDSs container instances on the same machine, or if crafty elsewhere. Run two PDSs container instances on the same machine, or if crafty elsewhere.
January 23, 2026
Tired of creating duplicate records in a repo from your atproto app? Tired of creating duplicate records in a repo from your atproto app?
January 16, 2026
A checklist of things to check when you move to a new PDS and new posts don't show or your account doesn't load on Bluesky A checklist of things to check when you move to a new PDS and new posts don't show or your account doesn't load on Bluesky
January 06, 2026
Gain a working knowledge of ATProto OAuth and feel confident implementing it in your projects. Gain a working knowledge of ATProto OAuth and feel confident implementing it in your projects.
January 01, 2026
Bluesky released a new backfill/firehose tool today called Tap. These are some quick notes on trying it out to make it easier for anyone to give it a go. Bluesky released a new backfill/firehose tool today called Tap. These are some quick notes on trying it out to make it easier for anyone to give it a go.
December 13, 2025
Learn why it's important to resolve the user's PDS and use that in your ATProto applications. Learn why it's important to resolve the user's PDS and use that in your ATProto applications.
November 23, 2025
Ask me anything AT Protocol, with guests! Ask me anything AT Protocol, with guests!
November 13, 2025
Learn how to setup your self hosted PDS to use an S3 object store for blob storage. Learn how to setup your self hosted PDS to use an S3 object store for blob storage.
November 11, 2025
Learn how to use a Cloudflare Tunnel to host your PDS on a local network. Learn how to use a Cloudflare Tunnel to host your PDS on a local network.
Why it's important that YOU should have a rotation key and backups for your Bluesky/AT Protocol account that is hosted on a third party PDS Why it's important that YOU should have a rotation key and backups for your Bluesky/AT Protocol account that is hosted on a third party PDS
November 03, 2025
A slightly less technical intro to the technical side of Bluesky A slightly less technical intro to the technical side of Bluesky
September 13, 2025