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Can I run my own network today? Is there an open server implementation? Ed: Apparently you can play in the sandbox, but not set up a seperate network? Or feder

by e12e 3y ago

Can I run my own network today? Is there an open server implementation? Ed: Apparently you can play in the sandbox, but not set up a seperate network? Or federate with prod? https://atproto.com/blog/federation-developer-sandbox https://atproto.com/blog/federation-developer-sandbox https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

jakebsky 3y ago
Yup, you could. Although connecting your own PDS hosts to the Bluesky production network won't be possible for a little while longer. Creating custom algorithms (feeds) is already possible, as it participating in the developer sandbox network, including PDS hosting. The architecture is explained briefly here: https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-2023-federation-architecture https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-2023-federation-architecture Code/docs are here: 1. AT Protocol (atproto) is documented here: https://atproto.com https://atproto.com 2. App Web/Android/iOS app: https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app 3. API (AppView) and PDS (Personal Data Server): https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto 4. The Relay (formerly BGS) https://github.com/bluesky-social/indigo https://github.com/bluesky-social/indigo 5. Custom algorithm (Feed Generator): https://github.com/bluesky-social/feed-generator https://github.com/bluesky-social/feed-generator 6. Sandbox PDS distribution: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/SANDBOX.md https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/SANDBOX.md
- e12e 3y ago
  Thanks. Would it be possible to set up a real self-hosted, federated instance today, so I could set up a community and let others run their own pds'?
  - jakebsky 3y ago
    You definitely could but it's pretty technically involved and not as easy as it will be in the future. And it would have to be siloed off from the production Bluesky/atproto network at the moment.

by e12e 3y ago

jakebsky 3y ago

Yup, you could. Although connecting your own PDS hosts to the Bluesky production network won't be possible for a little while longer. Creating custom algorithms (feeds) is already possible, as it participating in the developer sandbox network, including PDS hosting. The architecture is explained briefly here: https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-2023-federation-architecture https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-2023-federation-architecture Code/docs are here: 1. AT Protocol (atproto) is documented here: https://atproto.com https://atproto.com 2. App Web/Android/iOS app: https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app 3. API (AppView) and PDS (Personal Data Server): https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto 4. The Relay (formerly BGS) https://github.com/bluesky-social/indigo https://github.com/bluesky-social/indigo 5. Custom algorithm (Feed Generator): https://github.com/bluesky-social/feed-generator https://github.com/bluesky-social/feed-generator 6. Sandbox PDS distribution: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/SANDBOX.md https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/SANDBOX.md

e12e 3y ago
Thanks. Would it be possible to set up a real self-hosted, federated instance today, so I could set up a community and let others run their own pds'?
- jakebsky 3y ago
  You definitely could but it's pretty technically involved and not as easy as it will be in the future. And it would have to be siloed off from the production Bluesky/atproto network at the moment.