Skyen.live
Own your email and Bluesky handle at you.skyen.live
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Own your email and Bluesky handle at you.skyen.live
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Skyen.live is a small Danish platform for owning your online identity — not renting it from big tech. Claim a real email address (you@skyen.live) and a matching Bluesky handle (@you.skyen.live) in one place, managed from a single Danish control panel. No ads, no data mining, no Gmail. Built and run in Denmark on self-hosted infrastructure. Add custom domains, aliases, 2FA, and full GDPR data control. One identity, calm and yours.
how does the pricing actually work for a custom domain plus email setup, and is there any catch with the Bluesky handle being tied to the address if i ever wanted to move one without the other?
@volkan262158
Great questions, thanks! 🙂
Custom domains, or BYOD (Bring Your Own Domain), are currently in development. The planned price is a one-time activation fee of 199 DKK, roughly $30, which includes one year of the Starter plan. That gives you two mailboxes in total, 5 GB of storage, and support for your own domain.
After the first year, if you only need one mailbox and do not need the extra storage, you can let the Starter plan expire. The account will return to the free tier, while your custom domain remains connected, so there is no mandatory recurring fee just to keep using it.
There is an important distinction with the Bluesky handle. A handle such as @you.skyen.live or @you.nordra.me uses a domain that I control, so technically that part remains tied to the Skyen.live ecosystem. Users can change their handle whenever they like, and they can migrate their Bluesky account between PDS providers, for example from Bluesky’s own infrastructure to my PDS or later to another provider.
The real portability comes with your own domain. Once the custom-domain setup is complete, you will be able to use your domain for email and as your Bluesky handle. You could host your mailbox and use the PDS with Skyen.live today, then move both to another provider years later while keeping all your data and the same email address and Bluesky handle.
Because email uses open standards such as IMAP and SMTP, and Bluesky is built around portable identities and PDS hosting, the goal is that moving providers should not require rebuilding your public identity from scratch.
That is the difference I am aiming for: the Skyen.live domains are convenient, but your own domain is genuinely yours.
Claimed my handle in about two minutes and the whole setup felt refreshingly quiet compared to juggling Gmail and a separate Bluesky account. Nice that custom domains and 2FA are baked in without upsells.
@erol332722
Thanks, Erol! I wanted it to feel like one identity instead of two separate services. Glad the setup felt simple, and there's plenty more on the roadmap.
One of the most requested Skyen.live features is now available: you can use a domain you already own for email.
Connect your domain and create an address such as you@yourcompany.com while continuing to use Skyen.live’s webmail, IMAP, SMTP, CalDAV and CardDAV support.
The guided setup scans your domain and shows the exact DNS records you need to add. SPF, DKIM and DMARC are checked automatically, so you can see when everything is configured correctly.
Most importantly, the domain remains yours. You can move to another provider later without changing the email address your contacts and online accounts already know.
Custom-domain activation starts at DKK 199, approximately $31, and includes one year of the Starter plan.
Recent improvements also include:
• Email import from existing IMAP providers
• Email aliases and automatic dot-address variants
• Two-factor authentication and recovery codes
• Login history and GDPR data export
• Stricter privacy controls and the removal of Microsoft advertising tracking
Skyen.live remains free for anyone who simply wants an independently operated European email account and a matching Bluesky handle.
Full changelog:
https://skyen.live/changelog
You no longer need an email address to create an email address
Skyen.live v1.21 removes one of the strangest dependencies in modern email: requiring access to an existing email account before you can create a new one.
New users can now create a Skyen.live account using only their name and a password. No existing email address is required, and no phone number is requested.
During registration, Skyen.live generates:
• A unique login handle, such as amber-otter-421
• A one-time recovery phrase consisting of eight simple words
• A printable or downloadable recovery sheet containing the phrase and mail-client settings
The handle is used to sign in, while the recovery phrase can reset the password if it is forgotten. Skyen.live never stores the recovery phrase itself—only the user has it.
Why this matters
Most services supposedly offering a “new” digital identity still require an identity controlled by somebody else. Your new account may depend on continued access to Gmail, Outlook, a mobile number or another external provider.
Skyen.live can now be your actual starting point.
This is useful for someone creating their first independent email address, leaving Big Tech, recovering from a compromised or deleted account, or simply avoiding unnecessary connections between online identities.
It does not make email magically anonymous, and self-custody comes with responsibility: if you lose both your password and recovery phrase, Skyen.live cannot send a recovery link to another provider. Save the phrase somewhere safe.
But your Skyen.live account no longer needs Google, Microsoft, Apple or a telephone company standing behind it.
Your digital identity can finally begin with you.
Full changelog: https://skyen.live/changelog
Claiming my you@skyen.live address and matching Bluesky handle in one go was genuinely smooth, and the minimalist Danish control panel feels refreshingly calm compared to juggling Gmail settings.
@mer1045076
Thank you, that genuinely means a lot! ❤️
I’m glad the control panel already feels calm and easy to use. At the moment, most of my attention has gone into the technical foundation, functionality, security, and making sure everything simply works.
The current interface is still fairly standard “vibecoded” UX, so the design will become more polished, consistent, and minimalist over time. That said, I do think one thing already works well: there are very few distractions, upsells, notifications, or unnecessary noise.
The long-term goal is a control panel that feels simple and quiet without hiding the more advanced features from people who need them. I’d love to hear about anything that felt confusing or could be made even simpler.
Love how the claim flow pairs the email and Bluesky handle together instead of treating them like separate chores. That single-screen pairing plus a Danish control panel feels refreshingly straightforward compared to juggling Google and a social handle separately.
@kayratanmaipup
Thank you! ❤️ That was exactly the experience I was hoping to create.
Most services treat email, social identity, calendars, contacts, domains, and security as completely separate products. I wanted to flip that around and treat them as parts of the same digital identity.
This is still only the beginning. Right now I've focused much more on building a solid technical foundation than polishing the interface. The dashboard will become even cleaner and more minimalist over time, but I'm happy that it already feels straightforward and doesn't overwhelm you with ads, upsells, or unnecessary settings.
I'm hoping managing your digital identity eventually feels as simple as managing your home address: one place, open standards, and something you truly own