







PDS MOOver – ATProto tools for PDS migrations and backups

OpenPDS - AT Protocol PDS Directory
AT Protocol PDS servers with open registration. Data from atproto-scraping, enriched daily.
Setting Up Your Own PDS Is Frighteningly Easy
A PDS, or Personal Data Server, is kind of the core thing behind atproto. The idea is that it's a server that stores all your atproto data and cryptographic keys. Most people just use Bluesky's PDS right now, but this is probably the most commonly self-hosted part of the ecosystem:

PDS.RIP - Ephemeral Sandbox PDS
Welcome to a public sandbox PDS for the AT Protocol network. Create an account, test the protocol, build cool stuff.
atproto PDS & account debugger
Quick diagnostics for PDS hosts, handles, relay connections, handles, DIDs, ...
Spinning Up Your Own Corner of the ATmosphere - Mostly Protocols
How to set up your own PDS from scratch - server, domain, email, migration, and all the little details that actually matter when you're trying to run your own piece of the ATmosphere.
Migrating PDS Account with `goat` | bryan newbold (⛱️ sabbatical mode)
Account migration is an important feature of atproto, and has been possible in the live network since February of this year, but is still a bit scary and developer-oriented. As part of documenting the migration process, I recently implemented basic account migration in the goat CLI tool for atproto...
GrandPerspective — PDS edition
See where an atproto repository's bytes actually go, and act on what you find.
Beyond the Statusphere: Part 1, Resolving the User's PDS - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Atmosphere
Learn why it's important to resolve the user's PDS and use that in your ATProto applications.
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.)
Protobase
Managed AT Protocol PDS infrastructure for your brand. Give your users a home on the Atmosphere — we handle the heavy lifting.

Airport
Airport is an AT Protocol PDS Migration Tool that allows you to seamlessly migrate your account from one PDS to another.

Building More Resilient Local-First Software with atproto | jakelazaroff.com
atproto has the potential to become a rock-solid replacement for the most fragile part of any local-first app: the sync server.
