--- title: "Notes on Self Hosting a Bluesky PDS Alongside Other Services" url: https://daily.dev/posts/notes-on-self-hosting-a-bluesky-pds-alongside-other-services-4eo3jfnt0 source_url: https://cprimozic.net/notes/posts/notes-on-self-hosting-bluesky-pds-alongside-other-services/ type: article source: "Casey Primozic" published: 2026-03-31T12:30:24.245Z updated: 2026-03-31T13:00:00.840Z tags: ["docker", "nginx", "self-hosting"] reading_time: 9 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Notes on Self Hosting a Bluesky PDS Alongside Other Services **[Casey Primozic](https://daily.dev/sources/cprimozic)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A practical walkthrough of self-hosting a Bluesky Personal Data Server (PDS) on a server that already runs multiple services. Covers replacing the default Caddy reverse proxy with NGINX, configuring path-based proxying so the PDS coexists with other apps on the same domain, enabling WebSocket proxying (critical for PDS functionality), resolving 'Invalid Handle' errors, working around the limitation that prevents starting with a top-level domain handle, and setting up SMTP for email verification. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I Was Right About ATProto Key Management](https://daily.dev/posts/i-was-right-about-atproto-key-management-nvtrycg8z) · Lobsters · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Periwinkle is making self-hosted social media on Bluesky’s AT Protocol even easier](https://daily.dev/posts/periwinkle-is-making-self-hosted-social-media-on-bluesky-s-at-protocol-even-easier-6ez6kfkjw) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Be Wary of Bluesky](https://daily.dev/posts/be-wary-of-bluesky-k0inni2r9) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#nginx](https://daily.dev/tags/nginx), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/notes-on-self-hosting-a-bluesky-pds-alongside-other-services-4eo3jfnt0)