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by @ari.express, @astrra.space, @kc.is.being.pet, and other friendly entities
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DM this account to get the invite, then follow our starter guide to either sign up for a new account or migrate your existing one to our PDS

(the DM requirement is just to prevent spam)
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and also the PDS is provided for free using our own hardware, so if you want to support us and what we're doing - you can do so using any of the methods listed on git.witchcraft.systems/scientific-w... :3
git.witchcraft.systems
October 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
this is your reminder that pds.witchcraft.systems is a thing and is still accepting new members!

DM this account to get the invite, then follow our starter guide to either sign up for a new account or migrate your existing one to our PDS

(the DM requirement is just to prevent spam)
pds-starter-pack
All you need to know about pds.witchcraft.systems
git.witchcraft.systems
October 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
this is really cool actually!! now you can try migrating to a third-party PDS (like ours :3) and if you don't like it there - come back to your previous bluesky-hosted PDS!
September 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
We have a donation page now! If you want to support what we do and motivate us to do more of it - now you can!!

git.witchcraft.systems/scientific-w...
git.witchcraft.systems
September 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The coven has updated the migration guide over at the git.witchcraft.systems/scientific-w... for all of you suffering from the PLC token Timeout curse
August 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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planning to do some network restructuring later today, the PDS will be switched over to the backup uplink until it's over

might experience a small blip when changing the networks, and slightly worse performance while on the backup connection, but otherwise it should be ok

will reply here when done
August 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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proxy server had an oopsie but we're back now!
August 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
yay ^-^
pet the PDS
August 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Introducing ATBackup: one-click local backups of your atproto data (including blobs!)

Download on @github.comgithub.com/Turtlepaw/at...

#atproto #opensource
July 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Reminder that PDS signups are open for everyone! DM this account to get an invite code (handled manually to protect us from spam), there are no special requirements you need to meet to join.
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All you need to know about pds.witchcraft.systems
git.witchcraft.systems
July 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Our PDS is physically located in Tokyo, so if your client (like deer.social) doesn't tell the AppView you're somewhere else - thanks to service proxying, the best guess at where you're at, from the AppView's perspective, could only be Tokyo (from the IP address of the PDS).
July 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Just had a voltage drop in the circuit powering the PDS, the UPS kicked in, and it seems to have gone back to normal now, but just in case it drops again - assume the possibility of unexpected downtime in the following couple of hours
July 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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July 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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get hosted get hosted get hosted get hosted
June 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Signups open again, DM this account to get an invite.

Having your account outside of a Bluesky PBC owned PDS is good, actually, you can still use other ATProto services (and even parts of the bluesky app itself) while you’re suspended from the bluesky appview by a definitely competent T&S team.
pds-starter-pack
All you need to know about pds.witchcraft.systems
git.witchcraft.systems
June 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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June 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
from analyzing both pds.witchcraft.systems and zio.blue from @zio.sh (the two biggest non-bridge/bot PDSes right now) we have come to the conclusion that the astra is a load-bearing part of an ATProto PDS and brings it great fortune and success
ATProto PDS
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June 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Signups closed until further notice.
June 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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i think this is pretty obvious by itself but still

i have 0 motivation to do anything related to atproto or bluesky until my account (@astrra.space) gets unbanned

so the maintenance of pds-dash and any other related witchcraft systems projects is now on hold
June 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Unexpected technical difficulties: our main infrastructure engineer got banned on bluesky for no reason
June 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
one more way to protect yourself from your PDS becoming evil or just shutting down without warning!!

that’s way better than what we did with the s3 bucket, pls consider using this if you’re on pds.witchcraft.systems (or anywhere else!) and care about your account
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June 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
PSA: we do NOT recommend importing a .CAR file from a different account (DID) into your new account. this will result in you breaking your new account and generally having a bad time.

unrelated: welcome @lenooby09.tech to the PDS!
June 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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i put the <div> in divination
dame.is dame @dame.is · Jun 3
pretty cool that such an ancient form of divination is still with us in digital form, standardized in unicode
June 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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June 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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May 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM