Custom Handle
Learn how to create a custom handle so you aren’t stuck with handle@bsk.social. This walk through will allow you to change your name from <handle>@bsky.social to your own DNS like <handle>@im.dope
Overview: You will need some basic understanding of how to access your websites DNS settings(I will be using SquareSpace as an example). If you are unsure how to access your providers DNS settings, please take the time to research it for your specific provider. If you are unsure what you are doing, this can get a bit tricky if you’re just guessing.
Under Settings, you will see Domains & Email. Click Domains and Email. Then Domains.
Click the Domain that you are looking to replace the @bsky.social part of your handle with. Mine is johnbull.wtf. After going to the domain that you are looking to address, Click the DNS tab.
Custom Record
You are going to need to create a custom record, this will allow BlueSky to verify and update your handle. This step is critical to get right. Click Add Record and enter the following.
Host: _atproto
Type: TXT
Priority: N/A
TTL: 4 hrs
Data: Now this part is where you make unique to you. Right now that did=did:plc blah blah blah is essentially my username behind the scenes to BlueSky. You will need to find yours and put it in that value.
To figure out your DID you will need to either be aware of how, or go to this handy website: https://ilo.so/bluesky-did/ Copy and Paste this value in to the DATA portion of your Custom Record Above.
You did it! You did the hard part. Now back to Blue Sky we head to the final steps!
Once you are back to BlueSky, click the Settings tab
Click Account and then @Handle
Click I Have My Own Domain
This is where you will need to put your custom domain. This will be your website. This is the part that replaced the @<bsky.social> part of your handle. Mine is johnbull.wtf.
As you can see under the DNS record, it should match what you put in your domains Custom Record part.
Enter the domain you want to use. Click Verify DNS Record
Congratulations!
If you get ‘Domain Verified!’ you have successfully updated your Handle on BlueSky.
warning: it can sometimes take a little bit for your handle to update. One time I even had ‘Invalid Handle’ as my username for an hour. It’ll fix itself! Promise!