Bluesky Handle

2026-05-20#tech0

Got asked for my LinkedIn yesterday. Don't have one. But I do have a Bluesky account sitting empty at trsvax.bsky.social.

Noticed VS Code uses @vscode.dev as their Bluesky handle. That's just a DNS TXT record — Bluesky lets you prove domain ownership and use it as your handle. So @thetube.today instead of @trsvax.bsky.social.

The steps

  1. Bluesky Settings → Handle → "I have my own domain"
  2. Add a DNS TXT record: _atproto.thetube.today → did=did:plc:...
  3. Verify in Bluesky

Then the handle is @thetube.today. Same string as the business card. Same string as the URL. One identity, no platform in the middle.

What's next

  • Wire up bsky: true in frontmatter so deploy auto-posts to Bluesky
  • The summary field becomes the post text, the OG image becomes the card thumbnail
  • GitHub Actions does the crosspost — no manual step after git push

The whole social layer is: a DNS record and a deploy hook. No app to maintain, no feed to curate manually. Write, push, it shows up everywhere.

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