Setting up a custom ATProto handle with a domain you already own

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I already owned arikan.ca. I was already on Bluesky as @bilarikan.bsky.social and on Gander as @bil.gander.social. I was also starting to look at Tangled as a GitHub alternative — it runs on ATProto for its social layer, which meant sorting out my identity there was part of the same problem. The question I wanted to answer : can I consolidate those into a single identity I actually control, anchored to my own domain?

Bluesky on Bil Arikan

Setting up a custom ATProto handle with a domain you already own