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  • shanelord01S Offline
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    shanelord01
    wrote on last edited by shanelord01
    #1

    As per their blog post, is now possible to self host but they state it’s quite technical.

    Would love the cloudron team to make it easy!

    https://bsky.social/about/blog/02-22-2024-open-social-web

    UPDATE: For the moment as the Cloudron team seems disinterested in supporting this (especially strange with the massive increase of people moving to Bluesky) I have put together a Linode StackScript that installs this with some prompts for key details. I don't have time to troubleshoot the script too much - but I believe it mostly works.

    Linode link: https://cloud.linode.com/stackscripts/1536630
    Blusky Discussion Post: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/discussions/141

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    So how can I self-host and join the network?

    It will become easier to host your own server over time, but at the moment you’ll need a bit of technical know-how to get up and running. If you’re excited to jump in, checkout the developer blog, the PDS repo on our Github, and the PDS Administrators Discord.

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    • timconsidineT Offline
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      timconsidine
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      wrote on last edited by
      #2

      Doesn't seem too technically difficult.
      I don't have time to attempt a package but can try in a while, if someone else doesn't do so before then.

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        wrote on last edited by timconsidine
        #3

        Errr, is the same as Blue Sky from Jack Dorsey with horrible IP claim terms ?
        If so, I don't think it should be packaged

        https://forum.cloudron.io/post/65713

        Always good to check for existing AppWishlist posts defore duplicating

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        • timconsidineT timconsidine

          Errr, is the same as Blue Sky from Jack Dorsey with horrible IP claim terms ?
          If so, I don't think it should be packaged

          https://forum.cloudron.io/post/65713

          Always good to check for existing AppWishlist posts defore duplicating

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          jdaviescoates
          wrote on last edited by jdaviescoates
          #4

          @timconsidine said in Bluesky:

          https://forum.cloudron.io/post/65713

          IMHO that's basically just the standard terms all platform need to have in order to operate. Without it they couldn't share your posts with your followers.

          Also:

          @sfeldkamp said in Blue Sky Social - AT Protocol (Authenticated Transfer Protocol) - alternative to Mastodon / ActivePub:

          For what it's worth, the terms of service have been updated. Not that it matters. As with everything on the internet, it's buyer beware and use at your own risk. For my part I'm comfortable with the underlying protocol and the role Bluesky (a public-benefit company) is playing in developing it and the reference implementations for it.

          They have released a PDS (docker image) that will federate with their sandbox network. Federation with the production network will come after a period of time.

          https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

          Federation still depends on three services hosted by Bluesky. Eventually it should be possible to consume these ATProto services from other providers, but for now Bluesky is the only one offering them.

          I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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            timconsidine
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            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            I don't think Mastodon claims ownership in order to federate content.
            Ownership is not required to share content, just permission to share.
            But hey, I haven't read the ToS first hand, so will defer to more patient analysis.
            But BlueSky is not for me currently

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            • timconsidineT timconsidine

              Errr, is the same as Blue Sky from Jack Dorsey with horrible IP claim terms ?
              If so, I don't think it should be packaged

              https://forum.cloudron.io/post/65713

              Always good to check for existing AppWishlist posts defore duplicating

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              shanelord01
              wrote on last edited by
              #6

              @timconsidine said in Bluesky:

              Errr, is the same as Blue Sky from Jack Dorsey with horrible IP claim terms ?
              If so, I don't think it should be packaged

              If I host my own data then I believe many of the concerns are reduced or removed.

              https://forum.cloudron.io/post/65713

              Always good to check for existing AppWishlist posts defore duplicating

              That post was a “hey look another platform” - mine is an actual request for an app with links to the developer docs to build it.

              Not sure why the other post was left open when it had no detail on an actual app to be built.

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              • shanelord01S shanelord01

                @timconsidine said in Bluesky:

                Errr, is the same as Blue Sky from Jack Dorsey with horrible IP claim terms ?
                If so, I don't think it should be packaged

                If I host my own data then I believe many of the concerns are reduced or removed.

                https://forum.cloudron.io/post/65713

                Always good to check for existing AppWishlist posts defore duplicating

                That post was a “hey look another platform” - mine is an actual request for an app with links to the developer docs to build it.

                Not sure why the other post was left open when it had no detail on an actual app to be built.

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                timconsidine
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                wrote on last edited by timconsidine
                #7

                @shanelord01 said in Bluesky:

                That post was a “hey look another platform” - mine is an actual request for an app with links to the developer docs to build it.

                That post was in AppWishlist and had github links.
                Pretty much all that's needed to be a request.

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                • bmannB Offline
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                  bmann
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  Not owned by Jack Dorsey (he’s on the board, majority shares owned by Jay Graber thr CEO and the team).

                  Running your own PDS means the data for your account is stored on it, implementing the open AT Protocol.

                  +1 for packaging.

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                  • timconsidineT timconsidine

                    Errr, is the same as Blue Sky from Jack Dorsey with horrible IP claim terms ?
                    If so, I don't think it should be packaged

                    https://forum.cloudron.io/post/65713

                    Always good to check for existing AppWishlist posts defore duplicating

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                    jeff
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9

                    Federation is no longer just the sandbox; it's network-wide. PDSs are now self-host-able.

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                      #10

                      +1 for packaging. The drama re: Dorsey is juvenile. Congrats to Bluesky on releasing federation support.

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                        rmdes
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                        #11

                        It's almost funny to see all the rage against Bluesky by the purists, rage filled with disinformation and more beliefs and self-projection about Bluesky than actual facts by the way, but anyhow, this is one more vote for having bluesky on cloudron !

                        the deployment from what I understand is Docker first, even tho there is already ways to do without

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                          ekevu123
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                          #12

                          Considering its recent surge in popularity, maybe it is worth revisiting whether bluesky can be set up in Cloudron.

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                            Considering its recent surge in popularity, maybe it is worth revisiting whether bluesky can be set up in Cloudron.

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                            jdaviescoates
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                            #13

                            @ekevu123 I doubt it'll be possible to do it in a way that works alongside Cloudron any time soon to be honest. For starters self hosting a Relay needs at least 4.5TB space. But also there are lots of moving parts that rely on particular version of things (e.g. Ubuntu 24.04 isn't supported yet etc etc ete). See https://alice.bsky.sh/post/3laega7icmi2q for more info.

                            I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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                              ekevu123
                              wrote on last edited by ekevu123
                              #14

                              4,5TB? Wow. I didn't know.

                              Never mind then 😂

                              EDIT: However, I was referring to Bluesky Personal Data Server, which has reasonable requirements and can be run inside docker -
                              https://atproto.com/guides/self-hosting

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                                  #16

                                  @shanelord01 Maybe the title of the app request could be updated to "Bluesky Personal Data Server" ? As this is the docker container that would be self-hosted through Cloudron.
                                  I've watched this recent how-to video of someone installing Bluseky PDS on a raspberry pi and it seems that the docker installation and setup has become pretty straight forward.

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                                    The provided Dockerfile does not seem complex, especially if the multi-stage build can be used (seems this is now a permissible approach for Cloudron).

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                                      #18

                                      Seeing how many help requests on here because ppl don't understand what "fresh server" means, and how many are using under-powered 2GB RAM servers, as well as trying to explain what the PDS is, I can't really blame the CLoduron team for seeming to be disinterested in making this available.

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                                        What about this approach : https://github.com/itaru2622/bluesky-selfhost-env

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                                          I don't have a clear view yet on what a bluesky setup all includes, but at least that Personal Data Server, which can apparently federate, does not have outlandish requirements on the system https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds?tab=readme-ov-file#preparation-for-self-hosting-pds

                                          However it does not appear to have stable releases yet.

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