How to sign up for Bluesky

There’s been a lot of hype around Bluesky as of late, and that’s because the platform has been able to get some big names on-board. That includes names like AOC and Chrissy Teigen, among others. Which brought Bluesky a lot of notability as of late. And a lot more interest in people getting invites to the platform. It was smart, but what Bluesky forgot is that these people aren’t going to use it that much. So now there’s over 100,000 people on Bluesky, but it seems pretty dead still.

That should change once more invites are sent out. But here’s how you can sign up for Bluesky.

What is Bluesky?

Bluesky is the latest social media platform aimed at competing with Twitter. It was founded by Twitter’s co-founder, Jack Dorsey, even before Elon Musk had bought Twitter. So you know it has someone behind it that knows what they are doing. So why did Dorsey start Bluesky? Well, he wanted to make a decentralized social media platform.

The idea with Bluesky and its AT Protocol is that you can take your Bluesky profile and account and use it anywhere. Using the same username, posts and profile picture across any other network that uses the Protocol. This might sound similar to what Mastodon is doing with ActivityPub. And that’s because it is, but with a different protocol. This is likely the future of social media.

How to sign up for Bluesky

To sign up for Bluesky, you’ll first need to get an invite code. The service is still invite only, and no one knows for how much longer.

Once you’ve gotten your invite code, head over to Bluesky’s website here. Or open the Bluesky app.

Then click on Sign up.

On this next page, you’ll be asked to enter your email address, and your invite code.

After the invite code has been confirmed, you’ll now be directed to add your username and password.

Then you’re all set. You’re signed up for Bluesky. It’s just that easy.

You probably noticed that there were a few things missing there, like setting your name and bio, picture, etc. You can head over to your profile and edit it from there.