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Same thing applies to Email, XMPP, Matrix, SIP, ActivityPub servers... nothing special about bluesky.

• tredre3 3y ago
  What is special about bluesky is that you don't have to host the service yourself (or pay a third party) for it to work.
  • rglullis 3y ago
    Someone, somehow is paying for bluesky's servers and data. TANSTAAFL. Google was running my email server with custom domain for years, free of charge. I think that it is still grandfathered in for those that signed for Google Apps early on. IT doesn't mean that the "email is free".
  • Timshel 3y ago
    But can you host it ? (Can't find much on federation). I use fastmail and a custom domain for my email. If I'm unhappy with the service I can migrate or host it. If you can't leave having your own domain is not much help. Note: I believe webfinger are supported by Mastodon too, so not so special of a feature.