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

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)

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!

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...

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

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

proxy server had an oopsie but we're back now!

yay ^-^

Introducing ATBackup: one-click local backups of your atproto data (including blobs!) Download on @github.com ➜ github.com/Turtlepaw/at... #atproto #opensource

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.

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).

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

W I T C H Craft S Y S T E M S

*click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* get hosted get hosted get hosted get hosted

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.

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

Signups closed until further notice.

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

Unexpected technical difficulties: our main infrastructure engineer got banned on bluesky for no reason

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

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!

i put the <div> in divination

:3 tangled.sh/@witchcraft....

new account powered by @witchcraft.systems

And with that we're ready to actually accept PDS account signups from everyone! DM this account to get your invite code, and follow the steps in the starter pack to create your account! (or don't, sign up with goat or smth, no one's stopping you) git.witchcraft.systems/scientific-w...

Anyways, pds-dash now has themes!!! And also a horrifying hack for a joke no one will find

And with that we're ready to actually accept PDS account signups from everyone! DM this account to get your invite code, and follow the steps in the starter pack to create your account! (or don't, sign up with goat or smth, no one's stopping you) git.witchcraft.systems/scientific-w...

This includes a link to our new nightly backups of the data stored on the PDS, in case you want to move your account elsewhere and the PDS is down.

We have compiled all the links and info related to pds.witchcraft.systems in one place now! git.witchcraft.systems/scientific-w... There's also @announcements.pds.witchcraft.systems now, please subscribe to it if you are on our PDS so that you can see all the important announcements about it.

we've noticed that there has recently been some confusion about the entities running witchcraft.systems hope this helps!

we’ve gotten e-mail (elemental mail) working! you are now more than welcome to contact us at [email protected]

what if it was all a dream...

Session Tokens are overrated anyways

FYI, the PDS will go down for about 5-10 minutes soon for a (hopefully) final cache upgrade!

Ass blast ultimate

@astrra.space thanks for making pds-dash its really neat pds.sharkgirl.pet

The foul spirit that made pds-dash load the same posts twice under very specific circumstances hath been expunged. Profile pics are now also contained in the cube. The moving picture spell is now supported

uhhhh our infrastructure seems to currently be possessed by several angry angry spirits that randomly interfere with our our IPv4 link we are doing our best at exorcising them as from there as soon as possible

Luna. She has 18 mental illnesses and is a corporate mascot (profile pic for @witchcraft.systems

Witchcraft systems does not condone anyone's actions. Everyone needs to stop doing. Now.

Witchcraft.systems is a real girl and she casts spells from inside your computer

we would like to introduce the newest member of our infrastructure: wii.witchcraft.systems packing a whole core of powerpc power and an incredible 88 megabytes of random access memory, it is definitely in the top-5 of our five total hosts!!

the spellbook is complete! the spells are horrendous and there's still a lot of work to be done, but it no longer showers the magician casting it with frogs as a side effect!! git.witchcraft.systems/scientific-w...

Pls check it out it was a whole 3 hours worth of refactoring hell

our PDS (Personal Data Sanctum) now has its own page which reveals some of the knowledge contained within! accessible at pds.witchcraft.systems right now!!

I think we need to use this acc for something other than me sending vague insults to Astra in dms

you have no idea what we’re cooking in here

well that was an ordeal