Nobody knows nothing

 Following some discussion on Bluesky I came to the realization  that I don't know how the appview works in ATproto. It was described as alternatively an API server or a server layer to organize and backup repos. Neither really encapsulates what it is but it's a large piece of tech to learn. 

My own PDS

A few days ago I started up my own ATprotocol PDS.  I want to get deeper into the fediverse.  I was able to attend the first ATmosphereCon last year and it was wonderful to hear everyone's ideas.  

I spun up the PDS on Digital Ocean using my own domain.  I wanted to originally self host on a Raspberry Pi 4b I have sitting around but decided a VPS would be better.  One, because I can host it in the EU for better stability and privacy (yes it's a public protocol, but how that data can be used is also important). Two, I get familiar with a platform other than GCP, and three, it will hopefully be the springboard into some portfolio projects around the fediverse.  

Looking forward to what I come up with and learning on this journey.