diff --git a/roles/docker-bluesky/README.md b/roles/docker-bluesky/README.md
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+# DRAFT role docker-bluesky
+
+## more information
+- https://therobbiedavis.com/selfhosting-bluesky-with-docker-and-swag/
+- https://cprimozic.net/notes/posts/notes-on-self-hosting-bluesky-pds-alongside-other-services/
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diff --git a/roles/docker-bluesky/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker-bluesky/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: "include docker/compose/database.yml"
+  include_tasks: docker/compose/database.yml
+
+- name: "include tasks nginx-docker-proxy-domain.yml"
+  include_tasks: nginx-docker-proxy-domain.yml
+
+- name: add docker-compose.yml
+  template: src=docker-compose.yml.j2 dest={{docker_compose_instance_directory}}docker-compose.yml
+  notify: docker compose project setup
diff --git a/roles/docker-bluesky/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/roles/docker-bluesky/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
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+services:
+  pds:
+    container_name: pds
+    image: ghcr.io/bluesky-social/pds:0.4
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
+    volumes:
+        - path/to/pds/storage:/pds
+    env_file:
+      - /path/to/pds.env
+
+{% include 'templates/docker/services/' + database_type + '.yml.j2' %}
+
+  application:
+    logging:
+      driver: journald
+    restart: {{docker_restart_policy}}
+    image: gitea/gitea:latest
+    environment:
+      - USER_UID=1000
+      - USER_GID=1000
+      - DB_TYPE=mysql
+      - DB_HOST={{database_host}}:3306
+      - DB_NAME={{database_name}}
+      - DB_USER={{database_username}}
+      - DB_PASSWD={{database_password}}
+      - SSH_PORT={{ssh_port}}
+      - SSH_LISTEN_PORT=22
+      - DOMAIN={{domain}}
+      - SSH_DOMAIN={{domain}}
+      - RUN_MODE="{{run_mode}}"
+      - ROOT_URL="https://{{domain}}/"
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:{{http_port}}:3000"
+      - "{{ssh_port}}:22"
+    volumes:
+      - data:/data
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://127.0.0.1:3000"]
+      interval: 1m
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+{% include 'templates/docker/container/networks.yml.j2' %}
+{% include 'templates/docker/container/depends-on-just-database.yml.j2' %}
+
+{% include 'templates/docker/compose/volumes.yml.j2' %}
+  data:
+
+{% include 'templates/docker/compose/networks.yml.j2' %}
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diff --git a/roles/docker-bluesky/templates/pds.env b/roles/docker-bluesky/templates/pds.env
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+PDS_HOSTNAME= #bluesky.yourdomain.com
+PDS_JWT_SECRET= #openssl rand --hex 16
+PDS_ADMIN_PASSWORD= #openssl rand --hex 16
+PDS_PLC_ROTATION_KEY_K256_PRIVATE_KEY_HEX= #openssl ecparam --name secp256k1 --genkey --noout --outform DER | tail --bytes=+8 | head --bytes=32 | xxd --plain --cols 32
+PDS_EMAIL_SMTP_URL= #smtp://username@gmail.com:password@smtp.gmail.com:587
+PDS_EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS= #admin@domain.com
+PDS_MODERATION_EMAIL_SMTP_URL= #smtp://username@gmail.com:password@smtp.gmail.com:587
+PDS_MODERATION_EMAIL_ADDRESS= #admin@domain.com
+PDS_DATA_DIRECTORY=/pds
+PDS_BLOBSTORE_DISK_LOCATION=/pds/blocks
+PDS_DID_PLC_URL=https://plc.directory
+PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_URL=https://api.bsky.app
+PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_DID=did:web:api.bsky.app
+PDS_REPORT_SERVICE_URL=https://mod.bsky.app
+PDS_REPORT_SERVICE_DID=did:plc:ar7c4by46qjdydhdevvrndac
+PDS_CRAWLERS=https://bsky.network
+LOG_ENABLED=true
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diff --git a/roles/docker-bluesky/vars/main.yml b/roles/docker-bluesky/vars/main.yml
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+docker_compose_project_name:        "bluesky"
+database_password:                  "{{bluesky_database_password}}"
+database_type:                      "mariadb"
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