Building a simple, beautiful and federated social network on ATProto

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Starting this thread to share updates on a simple, beautiful, ad-free and text-only social network that I’m working on.

What makes it different is that it’s built on the AT Protocol (atproto), the same open system that powers Bluesky.

Built on the principles of decentralization and user autonomy, the AT Protocol allows for:

  • Ownership of Identity and Data: Your account and content are stored in a Personal Data Server (PDS) that you control, not on a corporate server.
  • Interoperability Across Platforms: Just as you can send an email from any provider to any recipient, you can interact with users across different apps built on the AT Protocol.
  • Portability of Social Graphs: Your followers and connections are part of your identity, not confined to a single platform.

Its focus is minimal and calm. Just text posts, no clutter, no algorithams.

This thread will be where I keep sharing updates as it grows.

Always open to feedback.

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I like the UI style! Also, I hope this helps to make the Atmosphere more decentralized than it is.

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Interesting project to follow.

While the current use of the ATProto might be centralized. Decentralizing it might be possible.

You can theoretically spin up a custom relay, but this unfortunatly requires a dedicated server, and cannot be done on a VPS.

One idea might be to spin up several relays, ewch for a specific fandom, and make those relays work together, and let them communicate ad-hoc with each other. So we still have one “firehose”.

With this you can make full use of the AT protocol in my opionion.

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Why can it not be done on a VPS?