An in-depth exploration of scaling down AT-Protocol's AppView component demonstrates that self-hosting is feasible using minimal resources like a Raspberry Pi. The analysis shows how breaking down AppView into smaller feature-oriented services can enable decentralized implementations while maintaining Bluesky compatibility and handling significant data loads.

https://bsky.bad-example.com/can-atproto-scale-down/

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