Bluesky is the one network that doesn’t use a sign-in page. You connect it with your handle and an app password — a separate password you generate in Bluesky, which you can revoke at any time without changing your account password.
Before you start
Generate an app password in Bluesky under Settings → App passwords. It looks like xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.
Never enter your account password. Ocoya asks for an app password specifically so it never holds full access to your account.
Connect Bluesky
Open Channels
Select Channels in the left sidebar, then Connect channel.
Choose Bluesky
Pick Bluesky from the Add a connection panel.
Bluesky in the Add a connection panel.
Enter your handle
Your handle is under your display name on your Bluesky profile — usually yourname.bsky.social. Custom domain handles work too.
Paste the app password
Paste the app password you generated, then select Connect Bluesky.
There’s also a Follow us on Bluesky checkbox, ticked by default. Clear it if you’d rather not.
What you can post
| Post type | Supported |
|---|---|
| Text post | Yes — no image needed |
| Single image | Yes |
| Carousel | Yes — up to 4 images |
| Video | No |
| GIF | No |
Bluesky’s limits
| Limit | |
|---|---|
| Post text | 300 characters per post, 5,000 total |
| Hashtags | No fixed limit |
| Images per post | 4, maximum 2 MB each |
| Video | Not supported |
2 MB per image is the tightest image limit of any network Ocoya supports. A photo straight off a phone is usually larger, so compress before uploading if Bluesky rejects it.
Long captions become threads
Bluesky holds 300 characters per post. Above that, Ocoya splits your caption into a thread rather than refusing it, up to 5,000 characters total. See Long posts and threads.
Common problems
“Could not connect Bluesky.” Almost always the account password rather than an app password, or a typo in the handle. Generate a fresh app password and try again.
“It worked, then stopped.” Revoking the app password in Bluesky disconnects Ocoya. Generate a new one and reconnect — see Reconnect a channel.
“My video won’t attach.” Bluesky publishing is image-only in Ocoya. Post the video to another channel, or share a link.