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Developers, do you want to verify yourself here but don't have a personal domain? You can use your GitHub account! 🦋🐱 I temporarily renamed myself to @nicolo-ribaudo.github.io :)

You need to go to the Bluesky settings > Account > Handle. Then tap on "I have my own domain" and select "No DNS Panel". In the domain name you'll need to write <your-github-username>.github.io Don't press "Verify Text File" yet!

Then, go on your GitHub profile and create a .well-known repository (it can be private). Create an atproto-did file in it, with the contents shown by Bluesky in the handle setup screen. Example: github.com/nicolo-ribau...

Then, go to the repository settings, under "Pages", and set it to deploy from your main branch. Wait a few minutes for GitHub to deploy, go back to Bluesky, and click on the "Verify Text File" button.

Your handle will be changed to <github-username>.github.io, easily proving that you are the same person that uses the corresponding GitHub account and not some impersonator :)