Recently, I came across an interesting and creative trick shared by flamesoulis. The trick involves using Cloudflare to create a seamless and branded redirection for Bluesky profiles or posts. It’s a clever approach that can make your links look cleaner and more professional, and I thought it would be exciting to share how you can implement it yourself. Whether you’re looking to personalize your profile link or simplify sharing specific posts, this method is both practical and easy to set up.

Step 1: Create a CNAME Record

1. Log in to your Cloudflare Dashboard.
2. Go to the DNS section and add a new record:
   • Type: CNAME
   • Name: bsky
   • Target: bsky.app/profile/nishimiya.my.id
     Replace nishimiya.my.id with your Bluesky username.
3. Save the changes.

Step 2: Set Up a Redirect Rule

1. Navigate to the Rules section from the sidebar.
2. In the dropdown menu, select Redirect Rules and click Create Rule.

Rule Configuration:

• Name: “Redirect to Different Domain [bsky]”
• Filter Expression:
  • Choose Custom filter expression.
  • Set Hostname to equals.
  • Value: bsky.nishimiya.my.id (replace nishimiya.my.id with your username).

URL Redirect:

• Under Type, choose Dynamic.
• Use the following expression in the field:

  1	concat("https://bsky.app/profile/nishimiya.my.id", http.request.uri.path)

  Replace nishimiya.my.id with your username.
• Set the Status Code to 301.
• Choose Place At: First.

3. Hit Save.

Step 3: Test Your Redirection

Now that everything is set up, you can test your custom URL. Open your browser and try:

• https://bsky.nishimiya.my.id — Redirects to your Bluesky profile.
• https://bsky.nishimiya.my.id/post/3lbcmwvuyyg2v — Redirects to a specific post on Bluesky.

This setup uses a dynamic redirect, so the path after your custom subdomain is appended to the Bluesky URL. While Bluesky’s share feature provides direct links, this trick is a great way to create cleaner, branded URLs for your profile and posts.