seconding a sidecar private PDS endpoint attached to the DID document as a good approach in the general case (in an implementation of private data I did which never saw the light of day, this was the approach I took), though obviously it imposes additional constraints on a first mover building this out.
Three schemes for shared-private storage - Paul's Leaflets
Simplify sharing with built-in APIs and progressive enhancement
Instead of leaning into heavy social sharing widgets, you can create a truly user-friendly social sharing component that works for everyone, using built-in APIs and progressive enhancement.
Private data: developing a rubric for success - Paul's Leaflets
What will an effective solution look like?
Non-bluesky Public Hosted PDSs - Hilary's Leaflet
Existing public hosted PDS options. This also has some things I hope that anyone hosting a PDS will look at. (Backups, account creation and migration will be covered separately.)
Permissioned Data Diary 2: Buckets - Daniel's Leaflets
The second in a series of posts building up a solution to permissioned data on atproto. We introduce buckets: a new protocol primitive for creating a shared social context.
Manton Reece - Introducing the Micro.blog PDS
I’ve started rolling out an AT Protocol PDS — personal data server — for new Micro.blog users. In the Bluesky world, a PDS is what stores your posts, follows, photos, and other data from apps. In the same way that creating an account on Micro.blog automatically gives you a fediverse handle, I wanted people to be able to create a Micro.blog account and have everything they needed to sign into Bluesky.
Beginning Phase 2 of Northsky
Phase One: PDS + Migration is now on auto-pilot, so we’re moving onto exciting new endeavors for Phase Two, including our own App, Moderation Labeler, Private Data and more!
NorthStar Social: People. Privacy. Period.
NorthStar Social is where your public and private social networks converge. The world's first decentralized local-first social network to keep you in control of your data. Your privacy is too precious to leave in the hands of corporations and billionaires who don’t have your best interests in mind. Privacy is built-in. Your public and personal social connections in one app.
B-Sides: Permissioned data is a love triangle - Nick's Blog
This is a B-sides post with unpolished thoughts that didn’t make it into the main article.
Permissioned Data Diary 7: Off the Record - Daniel's Leaflets
In which we put records in a repo, sign them, and sync them (but not quite the way you think).
In 2026, @bsky.app is focused on what’s next for open social: bringing together users for conversations around live events, creator and platform monetization, and private state, giving users truly private data while preserving ownership and portability at the protocol level.
