Tektite Migration Service by Blacksky
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PDS MOOver is a portability suite (with a cute cow logo) that lets you move your PDS between any two providers, plus useful stuff like backup and restore. And @blackskyweb.xyz has added PDS hosting to their suite of alternate ATProtocol services, with a tool called Tektite for the migration process.
I've talked a lot about the need for Exit from big social platforms. The good news is Exit and interoperability exist today, if you know where to look! In this week's Platformocracy, I go on a whirlwind tour of technologies and projects that make this possible. Here are a few to know. 1/6
Exit and Interoperability Exist Today, If You Know Where To Look
Outside the big walled gardens, the open social web is making Exit and interoperability a reality. I review a few projects that I’m excited about, and where I think they could take us next.
www.platformocracy.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
PDS MOOver is a portability suite (with a cute cow logo) that lets you move your PDS between any two providers, plus useful stuff like backup and restore. And @blackskyweb.xyz has added PDS hosting to their suite of alternate ATProtocol services, with a tool called Tektite for the migration process.
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Moved over to Blacksky using @tektite.cc to avoid the random moderation decisions that Bluesky has been going through as the politics of the world gets more fascist.
Same followers, name, and language, just in a new home in this open network!
Same followers, name, and language, just in a new home in this open network!
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Moved over to Blacksky using @tektite.cc to avoid the random moderation decisions that Bluesky has been going through as the politics of the world gets more fascist.
Same followers, name, and language, just in a new home in this open network!
Same followers, name, and language, just in a new home in this open network!
Due to the AWS outage, people may have experienced issues migrating over the past ~18 hours due to AWS SES (Simple Email Service) being down.
You might want to hold off on migration for about another 24 hours until Amazon sorts their issues out.
You might want to hold off on migration for about another 24 hours until Amazon sorts their issues out.
October 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Due to the AWS outage, people may have experienced issues migrating over the past ~18 hours due to AWS SES (Simple Email Service) being down.
You might want to hold off on migration for about another 24 hours until Amazon sorts their issues out.
You might want to hold off on migration for about another 24 hours until Amazon sorts their issues out.
@amonentwithmila.blacksky.app
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
@amonentwithmila.blacksky.app
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Blacksky is now using @bad-example.com's microcosm in two services.
ko-fi.com/bad_example
github.com/sponsors/uni...
Support @bad-example.com!
ko-fi.com/bad_example
github.com/sponsors/uni...
Support @bad-example.com!
October 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Blacksky is now using @bad-example.com's microcosm in two services.
ko-fi.com/bad_example
github.com/sponsors/uni...
Support @bad-example.com!
ko-fi.com/bad_example
github.com/sponsors/uni...
Support @bad-example.com!
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Correct! This week we built a fallback mechanism to query slingshot, constellation, and the PDS directly.
For now it is limited "read only". Soon enough you'll be able to interact with Link on blacksky.community
For now it is limited "read only". Soon enough you'll be able to interact with Link on blacksky.community
October 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Correct! This week we built a fallback mechanism to query slingshot, constellation, and the PDS directly.
For now it is limited "read only". Soon enough you'll be able to interact with Link on blacksky.community
For now it is limited "read only". Soon enough you'll be able to interact with Link on blacksky.community
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Moved to Blacksky yesterday via desktop of a friend. (Only own a phone) Migration took ~15 min. Quoting the guide which have all the info (& handle options for non Black users). Big thanks to @tektite.cc and @baileytownsend.dev 4 help 🙏
Link to send a coin 4 Blacksky
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opencollective.com/blacksky
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opencollective.com/blacksky
October 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Moved to Blacksky yesterday via desktop of a friend. (Only own a phone) Migration took ~15 min. Quoting the guide which have all the info (& handle options for non Black users). Big thanks to @tektite.cc and @baileytownsend.dev 4 help 🙏
Link to send a coin 4 Blacksky
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opencollective.com/blacksky
Link to send a coin 4 Blacksky
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opencollective.com/blacksky
tektite.cc updated!
- Improved handle & PDS resolution that uses @bad-example.com's slingshot service
- and a tweak to improve memory management
Thank you @baileytownsend.dev for pointing out this slingshot feature. This resolves a pesky corner case issue with some custom domain handles + CORS
- Improved handle & PDS resolution that uses @bad-example.com's slingshot service
- and a tweak to improve memory management
Thank you @baileytownsend.dev for pointing out this slingshot feature. This resolves a pesky corner case issue with some custom domain handles + CORS
October 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
tektite.cc updated!
- Improved handle & PDS resolution that uses @bad-example.com's slingshot service
- and a tweak to improve memory management
Thank you @baileytownsend.dev for pointing out this slingshot feature. This resolves a pesky corner case issue with some custom domain handles + CORS
- Improved handle & PDS resolution that uses @bad-example.com's slingshot service
- and a tweak to improve memory management
Thank you @baileytownsend.dev for pointing out this slingshot feature. This resolves a pesky corner case issue with some custom domain handles + CORS
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So last night I migrated @gregpak.net from Bluesky to Blacksky's myatproto.social server for non-Black users! A few thoughts on the process for anyone thinking about this...
whew. that took a while! but it looks like i'm done! all blobbed up in blobtown!
October 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So last night I migrated @gregpak.net from Bluesky to Blacksky's myatproto.social server for non-Black users! A few thoughts on the process for anyone thinking about this...
Another update!
- We've added small tweaks to the UI
- Added link to the migration guide - docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to...
- And improved the migration experience for very large accounts
- We've added small tweaks to the UI
- Added link to the migration guide - docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to...
- And improved the migration experience for very large accounts
Migrating to Blacksky PDS: Complete Guide | Blacksky Documentation
Complete guide to migrating your Bluesky account to Blacksky's infrastructure. Covers migration tools, step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting, and how to use Blacksky services without migrating.
docs.blacksky.community
October 8, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Another update!
- We've added small tweaks to the UI
- Added link to the migration guide - docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to...
- And improved the migration experience for very large accounts
- We've added small tweaks to the UI
- Added link to the migration guide - docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to...
- And improved the migration experience for very large accounts
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I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11
heavily inspired by pdsmoover.com 🤎🤍🖤
October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
heavily inspired by pdsmoover.com 🤎🤍🖤
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app.wafrn.net is another option that is somehow native to both activitypub and atproto and they seem to have a good time.
pdsmoover.com by @baileytownsend.dev , @tektite.cc, and atpairport.com by @knotbin.com are PDS migration tools and the devs for each are very helpful
pdsmoover.com by @baileytownsend.dev , @tektite.cc, and atpairport.com by @knotbin.com are PDS migration tools and the devs for each are very helpful
October 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
app.wafrn.net is another option that is somehow native to both activitypub and atproto and they seem to have a good time.
pdsmoover.com by @baileytownsend.dev , @tektite.cc, and atpairport.com by @knotbin.com are PDS migration tools and the devs for each are very helpful
pdsmoover.com by @baileytownsend.dev , @tektite.cc, and atpairport.com by @knotbin.com are PDS migration tools and the devs for each are very helpful
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That was enough for me to get over my inertia and move to @blackskyweb.xyz using @tektite.cc
Also everyone making the move: if you can afford to set up a monthly donation, do so
Also everyone making the move: if you can afford to set up a monthly donation, do so
Let me get this straight: Link, a Black user, got banned for calling out the Bluesky CEO for following a racist. That’s not a good look, especially given Bluesky’s historical treatment of Black users here on bluesky.
October 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
That was enough for me to get over my inertia and move to @blackskyweb.xyz using @tektite.cc
Also everyone making the move: if you can afford to set up a monthly donation, do so
Also everyone making the move: if you can afford to set up a monthly donation, do so
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A small improvement was made to help with folks that have very large amounts of data to migrate; and also for folks that have slower bandwidth.
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A small improvement was made to help with folks that have very large amounts of data to migrate; and also for folks that have slower bandwidth.
🎊🎊🎊
October 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🎊🎊🎊
A small improvement was made to help with folks that have very large amounts of data to migrate; and also for folks that have slower bandwidth.
🎊🎊🎊
A small improvement was made to help with folks that have very large amounts of data to migrate; and also for folks that have slower bandwidth.
🎊🎊🎊
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small correction in this post:
the tool @tektite.cc - created by @torrho.blacksky.team - actually allows transfer to ANY PDS and is not blacksky exclusive
my apologies.
the tool @tektite.cc - created by @torrho.blacksky.team - actually allows transfer to ANY PDS and is not blacksky exclusive
my apologies.
and finally, there are two tools currently in public circulation that allow you move to a self-hosted PDS:
1. PDSMoover.com - created by @baileytownsend.dev
2. @tektite.cc (Blacksky Exclusive) - created by @torrho.blacksky.team
@transrights.northsky.social is currently working on making one
1. PDSMoover.com - created by @baileytownsend.dev
2. @tektite.cc (Blacksky Exclusive) - created by @torrho.blacksky.team
@transrights.northsky.social is currently working on making one
October 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
small correction in this post:
the tool @tektite.cc - created by @torrho.blacksky.team - actually allows transfer to ANY PDS and is not blacksky exclusive
my apologies.
the tool @tektite.cc - created by @torrho.blacksky.team - actually allows transfer to ANY PDS and is not blacksky exclusive
my apologies.
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and finally, there are two tools currently in public circulation that allow you move to a self-hosted PDS:
1. PDSMoover.com - created by @baileytownsend.dev
2. @tektite.cc (Blacksky Exclusive) - created by @torrho.blacksky.team
@transrights.northsky.social is currently working on making one
1. PDSMoover.com - created by @baileytownsend.dev
2. @tektite.cc (Blacksky Exclusive) - created by @torrho.blacksky.team
@transrights.northsky.social is currently working on making one
October 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
and finally, there are two tools currently in public circulation that allow you move to a self-hosted PDS:
1. PDSMoover.com - created by @baileytownsend.dev
2. @tektite.cc (Blacksky Exclusive) - created by @torrho.blacksky.team
@transrights.northsky.social is currently working on making one
1. PDSMoover.com - created by @baileytownsend.dev
2. @tektite.cc (Blacksky Exclusive) - created by @torrho.blacksky.team
@transrights.northsky.social is currently working on making one
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to anyone migrating to #blacksky :
i'm the girl that made the BLACKSKY PDSMOOver migration video 👋
if you run into any issues during migration and can't post/DM/reply via bluesky anymore, PLEASE CONTACT ME !!
think of me as blacksky technical support 🥰
my username on insta is "dapurplesharpie"
i'm the girl that made the BLACKSKY PDSMOOver migration video 👋
if you run into any issues during migration and can't post/DM/reply via bluesky anymore, PLEASE CONTACT ME !!
think of me as blacksky technical support 🥰
my username on insta is "dapurplesharpie"
September 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
to anyone migrating to #blacksky :
i'm the girl that made the BLACKSKY PDSMOOver migration video 👋
if you run into any issues during migration and can't post/DM/reply via bluesky anymore, PLEASE CONTACT ME !!
think of me as blacksky technical support 🥰
my username on insta is "dapurplesharpie"
i'm the girl that made the BLACKSKY PDSMOOver migration video 👋
if you run into any issues during migration and can't post/DM/reply via bluesky anymore, PLEASE CONTACT ME !!
think of me as blacksky technical support 🥰
my username on insta is "dapurplesharpie"
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options:
a) done w/ bsky completely: @anew.social built tool to migrate from bsky to mastodon or Pixelfed called bounce bounce.anew.social (beta)
b) use network, but avoid company: move to indie pds blog.indexx.dev/3lz3kftpf4k25 using tools like @tektite.cc and use alt clients like @tokimeki.blue
a) done w/ bsky completely: @anew.social built tool to migrate from bsky to mastodon or Pixelfed called bounce bounce.anew.social (beta)
b) use network, but avoid company: move to indie pds blog.indexx.dev/3lz3kftpf4k25 using tools like @tektite.cc and use alt clients like @tokimeki.blue
September 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
options:
a) done w/ bsky completely: @anew.social built tool to migrate from bsky to mastodon or Pixelfed called bounce bounce.anew.social (beta)
b) use network, but avoid company: move to indie pds blog.indexx.dev/3lz3kftpf4k25 using tools like @tektite.cc and use alt clients like @tokimeki.blue
a) done w/ bsky completely: @anew.social built tool to migrate from bsky to mastodon or Pixelfed called bounce bounce.anew.social (beta)
b) use network, but avoid company: move to indie pds blog.indexx.dev/3lz3kftpf4k25 using tools like @tektite.cc and use alt clients like @tokimeki.blue
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for what it's worth, Rudy made the myatproto.social and cryptoanarchy.network specifically for people who are not black but want to be hosted by a non-bsky entity. There's multiple posts where he confirms this. @tektite.cc is their PDS migrate tool, blacksky.community client, mods @blackskyweb.xyz
September 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM
for what it's worth, Rudy made the myatproto.social and cryptoanarchy.network specifically for people who are not black but want to be hosted by a non-bsky entity. There's multiple posts where he confirms this. @tektite.cc is their PDS migrate tool, blacksky.community client, mods @blackskyweb.xyz
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Writing a bit of an opinion piece in this weeks retrospective leaflet
 tools are all pretty simple. Not a lot of moving parts, not always the most user friendly. etc. Well, I thought I would talk about that a bit. It's not complete laziness, although that is a bit of it. It takes a lot of energy to create great software for free, and I'll be the first to tell you that. Not being spiteful, just honest. I am extremely blessed to be able to do that and help others. It brings me a lot of joy to be able to help others out and make a change in the world for the better. Even if it's a small one. But there is a price to the work.
I keep these tools simple with the idea of less moving parts, less logic, and less just general UI moving around means less to break and easier to test. For example [pdsmoover.com](https://pdsmoover.com) is just one long form you fill out. Doesn't really hold your hand or do a ton of checks like, is it actually a PDS, is that handle available, selectable domain endings, does it require an invite code, and etc. Instead, it fails and give yous an error if one of those edge cases are met. All of that is accessible, and there are other migration tools out there like [atpairport.com](https://atpairport.com/) and[ tektite.cc](https://tektite.cc/) that do a fantastic job of integrating that which ends up providing a much cleaner user experience.
Well why don't I integrate that into PDS MOOver? Well, when I created the tool I took a look around at everything offered and the one tool I used with the most success and everyone recommended was the [goat](https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/3lj7jmt2ct72r) cli. But it wasn't without it's faults (minor and still a goat of a cli tool). 1, a higher level of entry with it being a cli tool. 2, a lot of times the PLC token you entered at the start would be expired by the time it uploaded all your data to the new account. I thought, what if there was a similar tool like goat, but it was more accessible to end users.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rnpkyqnmsw4ipey6eotbdnnf/bafkreibdwxvvulcaltch425lbsqjq46vsbatxmshzmfbbcvhjytu7qb3ui@jpeg)
September 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Writing a bit of an opinion piece in this weeks retrospective leaflet
September 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Writing a bit of an opinion piece in this weeks retrospective leaflet
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Re worded some of the status updates for missing.pdsmoover.com
Found in real world accounts that expected blobs and imported would not always match up as expected. Was causing some confusion. So now uses listMissingBlobs as the check if any are missing and hide some of the stats counts from the ui
Found in real world accounts that expected blobs and imported would not always match up as expected. Was causing some confusion. So now uses listMissingBlobs as the check if any are missing and hide some of the stats counts from the ui
September 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Re worded some of the status updates for missing.pdsmoover.com
Found in real world accounts that expected blobs and imported would not always match up as expected. Was causing some confusion. So now uses listMissingBlobs as the check if any are missing and hide some of the stats counts from the ui
Found in real world accounts that expected blobs and imported would not always match up as expected. Was causing some confusion. So now uses listMissingBlobs as the check if any are missing and hide some of the stats counts from the ui
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New update!
- Some users were experiencing frozen 0% uploads and the migration just ceased. The update should address this.
- Improved rate limiting: When folks have a lot of data, the servers can throttle migrations, causing migration progress to stall. Tektite handles this a bit better now.
- Some users were experiencing frozen 0% uploads and the migration just ceased. The update should address this.
- Improved rate limiting: When folks have a lot of data, the servers can throttle migrations, causing migration progress to stall. Tektite handles this a bit better now.
September 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
New update!
- Some users were experiencing frozen 0% uploads and the migration just ceased. The update should address this.
- Improved rate limiting: When folks have a lot of data, the servers can throttle migrations, causing migration progress to stall. Tektite handles this a bit better now.
- Some users were experiencing frozen 0% uploads and the migration just ceased. The update should address this.
- Improved rate limiting: When folks have a lot of data, the servers can throttle migrations, causing migration progress to stall. Tektite handles this a bit better now.