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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Atmosphere

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Atmosphere

@pds.dad

An Encyclopedia Galactica with various guides and writings to help you understand the atmosphere(atproto ecosystem).

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Social Capital
Aug 12, 2026
The problem Atproto is solving
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atprotocapitalism
Bitesize Proto: Two PDS containers at the same time; synchronized swimmers
Jan 23, 2026
Run two PDSs container instances on the same machine, or if crafty elsewhere.
atprotoseries
Bitesize Proto: Upserting ATProto Records
Jan 16, 2026
Tired of creating duplicate records in a repo from your atproto app?
atprotobitesize
Help! I've migrated to a new PDS, and my Bluesky doesn't work
Jan 7, 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
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atprotohelp
Beyond the Statusphere: Part 2, ATProto OAuth, the TLDR
Jan 2, 2026
Gain a working knowledge of ATProto OAuth and feel confident implementing it in your projects.
atprotooauth
Quick getting started notes on tap
Dec 13, 2025
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.
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atprototapping in
Beyond the Statusphere: Part 1, Resolving the User's PDS
Nov 23, 2025
Learn why it's important to resolve the user's PDS and use that in your ATProto applications.
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atprotoseries
AMAA
Nov 13, 2025
Ask me anything AT Protocol, with guests!
atprotoama
A blob in the bucket
Nov 12, 2025
Learn how to setup your self hosted PDS to use an S3 object store for blob storage.
atprotoguide
Host a PDS via a Cloudflare Tunnel
Nov 12, 2025
Learn how to use a Cloudflare Tunnel to host your PDS on a local network.
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atprotoguide
What the hell is a rotation key?
Nov 3, 2025
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
atprotointro
What the hell is the atmosphere anyway
Sep 13, 2025
A slightly less technical intro to the technical side of Bluesky
atprotointro