Причал · Account hosting

Your server.
We keep it running.

Every account on the open social web lives on a server somewhere. Prichal gives yours a server of its own, and we do the maintenance.

Prichal is not open for sign-up. We are testing it privately.

What a server is

A server is a computer that stays on. Yours holds your account: your sign-in, your posts, your photos and the list of people you follow. Bluesky and other apps on the network get your posts from that computer.

Most accounts sit on servers that Bluesky runs. With Prichal, yours sits on a server set aside for you. Keeping it updated and online is our job. You never log in to a machine.

You keep posting from Bluesky. Nothing about that changes.

Who it is for

Musicians and creators

Use your own name as your username, such as @yourband.com. Your audience follows you, not an account a platform company holds.

Organizations and collectives

Keep your organization's account on a server under its own name. Accounts for your members are in development and not available yet.

People already on Bluesky

Same app, same followers, with your account on a server of your own. Most people on Bluesky will never need this. It is here for those who want it.

Before you ask

What you get: A home server for your account, set up and maintained for you.
What stays public: Posts on the open network are public, wherever your server runs. A server of your own does not make them private.
Moving later: Your account and posts can move to another host. We will document how before we open.
When it opens: No date yet. We are still testing backups and recovery, so sign-up is closed. There is no waiting list.