Unable to use for bluesky with custom domain

Cross-posting
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I want to switch my bluesky handle to my new micro.blog domain name. I followed the instructions at Micro.blog and Bluesky (“To set it up, go to your Bluesky account settings → Change Handle → “I have my own domain”. Enter your blog’s domain name and also select “No DNS Panel”).

WHen I selected “No DNS Panel”, BlueSky gives a popup saying I should make a page at https://gwynforthewyn.com/.well-known/atproto-did with a specific code in there.

On micro.blog, I logged in and clicked on the “Pages” link to try and create this page. I put in “/.well-known/atproto-did” as the title, and entered the code BlueSky provided.

micro.blog actually created a page called “/wellknownatprotodid”, and it’s not a small txt page like I think BlueSky is expecting, it’s a full Hugo page.

I tried renaming the page from “/wellknownatprotodid” to “/.well-known/atproto-did”, but even though the micro.blog UI updates the link correctly actually visiting the page results in a 404 not found.

Any advice for getting this to work?

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Sorry for the trouble. There’s an easier way than manually setting this up. If you click Sources and add your Bluesky account for cross-posting, Micro.blog automatically creates the .well-known/atproto-did file for you using your Bluesky handle. Nothing to configure.

If you don’t want cross-posting enabled for Bluesky, though, let us know and we can come up with another solution. I have a feeling the . isn’t supported in standalone pages, although it’s possible to create the file inside a custom theme instead. I can write up documentation for that.

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Thank you! That got me where I needed to be! Here’s the detail for the next person who wants to use a micro.blog domain name to replace their bluesky handle:

  • follow manton’s advice above
  • log in to bsky.app, go to settings → account → handle, click “I have my own domain” and update to your micro.blog domain name, then just immediately click the “verify text file” button : )