···11# Red Dwarf
22-Red Dwarf is a Bluesky client that does not use any AppView servers, instead it gathers the data from [Constellation](https://constellation.microcosm.blue/) and each users' PDS.
22+Red Dwarf is a Bluesky client that does not depend on Bluesky’s AppView servers.
33+44+It preserves authoritative independence by fetching records directly from each user’s PDS (via [Slingshot](https://slingshot.microcosm.blue/))
55+and reconstructing relationships through backlinks (via [Constellation](https://constellation.microcosm.blue/)),
66+while optionally using AppView as an optimization layer when available.
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59610huge thanks to [Microcosm](https://microcosm.blue/) for making this possible
71188-issue tracker kanban board: [https://github.com/users/rimar1337/projects/1/views/1]https://github.com/users/rimar1337/projects/1/views/1
1212+issue tracker kanban board: [currently on GitHub Projects](https://github.com/users/rimar1337/projects/1/views/1)
9131014## running dev and build
1115in the `vite.config.ts` file you should change these values
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policy.ts
···35353636## About Red Dwarf
37373838-Red Dwarf is a Bluesky client that does not rely on Bluesky API App Servers.
3939-Instead, it uses Microcosm to fetch records directly from each user’s PDS (via Slingshot)
4040-and connect them using backlinks (via Constellation).
3838+Red Dwarf is a Bluesky client that does not depend on Bluesky’s AppView servers.
3939+4040+It preserves authoritative independence by fetching records directly from each user’s PDS (via Slingshot)
4141+and reconstructing relationships through backlinks (via Constellation),
4242+while optionally using AppView as an optimization layer when available.
41434244## Hosting Your Own Instance
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