If anyone is interested in having a #Bluesky (#bsky) account, but doesn't want their data or their identities managed, or stored on the Bluesky corporate server, you can instead join a private server, a PDS (Personal Data Server). This is part of their "federated" architecture, similar to ActivityPub that Mastodon uses.
I run a #PDS, https://blue-ocean.social. PDS servers have no web interface, so if you use this URL it won't see anything exciting other than it telling you it's a PDS.
My Bluesky handle is jerry.blue-ocean.social. Most people have a handle like person.bsky.social
It's in beta, which means that any PDS cannot have more than 10 users, there is a limit of 15,000 events/day, and 1,500 events/hour. This is a lot of events, actually.
I cannot see other people's data or access their identity data on the server. The only moderation is that I can delete or lock an account, but I cannot block anyone or any servers. It's not like Mastodon and other Fediverse apps.
If you would like a Bluesky account that is stored away from Bluesky corporate, please let me know, and I will send you an invitation code (it's the only way to register onto a PDS).
The server is automatically backed up daily by Digital Ocean (warm backup). I take the server down for 3 minutes/week for a cold back up and to apply Linux updates. Otherwise, it's rock solid. The Bluesky software updates itself, so there's no downtime for those updates.
I can give out 8 more invite codes and can send instructions for how to get started.
Please let me know if you'd like an invitation code.
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