Well, the backend works 🤷

If your own images have not been loading since yesterday, that's related to the jpeg -> webp migration we're doing, but the root cause seems to be the user's PDSs. I've seen 2 cases so far, and they were from users who migrated to 3rd party PDSs. The PDSs are not returning the blobs ...

We're rolling out a change in image format. If you see some images taking a second to load today, that's expected.

Hey devs! Heads up, we're planning on making some changes to our image CDN tomorrow. - Images will be served as WebP by default - The URL format you get from the Bluesky API will change a little You can look forward to an announcement about image quality soon 👀

we just rolled out an experimental integration with @germnetwork.com, an E2E encrypted chat app that integrates with atproto. Germ users can add a button to their profile so others can message them from Bluesky. we're exploring ways to connect your profile with other apps in the Atmosphere.

Some implementation details for drafts: 1. Currently, on-protocol data (stored on the user's PDS) is always public. Permissioned, on-protocol data is currently being worked on by the protocol team. 2. Drafts, by their nature, must be private.

Has anyone using Personal Data Server tried the paid tier? I'm thinking of upgrading to Professional Data Server, not sure if it is worth it.

I'm excited to announce @skyseed.fund, the world's first incubator & fund exclusively focused on Bluesky and @atproto.com. We're just getting started but have $1 Million in committed capital, and will be doing developer grants as well as pre-seed/seed funding. www.prweb.com/releases/ope...

One of them is already a reality. I'm working on the other one.

15M users in Bluesky (from bcounter.nat.vg)

I did some writing about Jetstream, a lightweight version of the AT Proto firehose that's plain JSON over a websocket and without the MST/verification. It makes getting started building on AT Proto or Bluesky a lot lower friction if you trust your Jetstream operator. jazco.dev/2024/09/24/j...

I wrote this guide: rafaeleyng.github.io/self-hosting...