How To Set Your Domain Name As Your Bluesky Handle
44In this video, you will learn how to set your Namecheap domain name as your Bluesky handle. Without a domain, Bluesky chooses your handle for you and sets it as .bsky.social. Bluesky is a client application built on a protocol called AT Protocol. This protocol is what enables you to use your domain as your handle.
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Steps To Set Your Domain As Your Bluesky Handle:
1. Get a domain name. If you don't own one yet you can use my Namecheap referral link to grab yourself one at a discount https://namecheap.pxf.io/c/1245219/408750/5618
2. In your Namecheap dashboard, click on Domain List
3. Click Manage
4. Click Advanced DNS
5. Go to your Bluesky profile, and click Settings
6. Click Account
7. Click Handle
8. Click I have my own domain
9. Enter the domain you own into the text box e.g websplaining.com
10. Copy the Host info displayed, should be _atproto
11. Go back to Namecheap Advanced DNS and click on Add New Record
12. Click TXT Record
13. Paste in the host info
14. Go back to your Bluesky tab and copy the Value info and paste this into the value section on Namecheap
15. Click the checkmark to save the changes
16. Go back to your Bluesky tab and click Verify DNS Record
17. Click the blue button that says Update to Your_Domain_Name e.g Update to websplaining.com
Congratulations, you have successfully set your Namecheap domain name as your Bluesky handle.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Context
0:22 - Buy A Domain Name
1:22 - Add Bluesky Txt Record To Domain
3:08 - Verify DNS Record
3:30 - Closing & Outro
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