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The problem I see with this idea is that if people using the default xxx.bsky.social starts to effectively use it as a direct HTTPS link to their profile, it wi
by p4bl0 3y ago
The problem I see with this idea is that if people using the default xxx.bsky.social starts to effectively use it as a direct HTTPS link to their profile, it will largely de-incentivize to use your own domain (and thus be able to easily switch provider) because you would lose this behavior since the domain you use is already your personal web page or blog or whatever, it won't be a direct link to your Bluesky profile.
A way around this issue would be for users to create a specific subdomain for their Bluesky handle (like @bsky.example.net instead of @example.net) but that defeats the purpose in term of "branding", shortness of the handle, etc.
- Hamuko 3y agoFWIW, the people I've seen use xxxxx.com as their Bluesky handle are using bsky.xxxxx.com as their redirect. Bluesky supports redirects via CNAME records, so it's definitely a supported idea to redirect from your domain to Bluesky. https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.gold/post/3kh6re46yd42k https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.gold/post/3kh6re46yd42k
- p4bl0 3y agoOh okay, that's nice! I just tried and indeed just by setting a CNAME record now https://bsky.p4bl0.net/ https://bsky.p4bl0.net/ redirects to my Bluesky profile while my handle is still @p4bl0.net rather than @bsky.p4bl0.net. Neat trick.