What is a handle? A handle is your username. Bluesky assigns everyone a bsky.social handle at the start, but you can change it easily.
Why should I use a baysky.social handle? Because I'm not a corporation. This handle is on loan to you for as long as I have the domain name and as long as you aren't up to no good with it. If/when Bluesky turns evil, you can walk away with your identity untouched.
How does this service work? This server uses handlerd
, which simplifies the process of managing and associating handles with your Bluesky DID.
Who made handlerd
? I wrote it myself in strict C, and uses SQLite, GNU Libmicrohttpd, libcurl, a dash of JavaScript, and some help from NGINX for the reverse proxy. Check out the source code on Github.
How do I get started? Just go to the landing page or contact me for assistance.
Where can I get legit help on this? There are official instructions on how to set your own handle available here.