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Great read on what it means to run different kinds of ATProto services, that along the way does a good job of explaining that we don’t run instances here.

unfoldingdiagrams.leaflet.pubHow small can ATproto get, really? - Unfolding DiagramsDoes an independent Bluesky stack really cost thousands?

gren 🍂

@nop.codes

the issue i face with this is: how do i host something for a community that can see everything on the protocol but does not rely on/trust bluesky pbllc infrastructure without making it a major effort? microcosm projects exist but the ux isn’t there, generally (no feeds, labelers, etc)

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Jacqueline

@notjack.space

27 Jan

You could do it the way I suggested in the article, with a custom feed server for the following feed that's limited to just the users in an invite-only PDS.

gren 🍂

@nop.codes

27 Jan

is it actually an open protocol if it takes $50k/yr to not rely on the company that invented it?

Boris

@bmann.ca

27 Jan

This is exactly the point of the article. You don’t need an infinite archive of 40M accounts if your goal is independence. You can run a Red Dwarf instance. You can run a PDS. etc etc Just like no one runs a copy of all Mastodon servers in the world.

gren 🍂

@nop.codes

27 Jan

i feel like you didn’t fully read what i said lol