diff --git a/twitter2bsky_daemon.py b/twitter2bsky_daemon.py
index 41d342d..4409764 100644
--- a/twitter2bsky_daemon.py
+++ b/twitter2bsky_daemon.py
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ SCRAPE_TWEET_LIMIT = 30
 DEDUPE_BSKY_LIMIT = 30
 TWEET_MAX_AGE_DAYS = 3
 VIDEO_MAX_DURATION_SECONDS = 179
+BSKY_TEXT_MAX_LENGTH = 275
 
 BSKY_BLOB_UPLOAD_MAX_RETRIES = 5
 BSKY_BLOB_UPLOAD_BASE_DELAY = 10
 BSKY_BLOB_UPLOAD_MAX_DELAY = 300
 MEDIA_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT = 30
+DEFAULT_BSKY_BASE_URL = "https://bsky.social"
 
 # --- Logging Setup ---
 logging.basicConfig(
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ def get_rate_limit_wait_seconds(error_obj, default_delay):
                 now_ts = int(time.time())
                 reset_ts = int(reset_value)
                 wait_seconds = max(reset_ts - now_ts + 1, default_delay)
-                return wait_seconds
+                return min(wait_seconds, BSKY_BLOB_UPLOAD_MAX_DELAY)
     except Exception:
         pass
 
@@ -244,11 +246,12 @@ def prepare_post_text(text):
     """
     Prepare the final public text exactly as it should be posted to Bluesky.
     Does NOT append the source X URL.
+    Enforces the Bluesky text limit.
     """
     raw_text = (text or "").strip()
 
-    if len(raw_text) > 295:
-        truncated = raw_text[:290]
+    if len(raw_text) > BSKY_TEXT_MAX_LENGTH:
+        truncated = raw_text[:BSKY_TEXT_MAX_LENGTH - 3]
         last_space = truncated.rfind(" ")
         if last_space > 0:
             raw_text = truncated[:last_space] + "..."
@@ -342,6 +345,31 @@ def build_text_media_key(normalized_text, media_fingerprint):
     return hashlib.sha256(f"{normalized_text}||{media_fingerprint}".encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
 
 
+def create_bsky_client(base_url, handle, password):
+    """
+    Create a Bluesky/ATProto client pointed at the desired PDS or service host.
+    Supports custom hosts like eurosky.social.
+    """
+    normalized_base_url = (base_url or DEFAULT_BSKY_BASE_URL).strip().rstrip("/")
+    logging.info(f"🔐 Connecting Bluesky client via base URL: {normalized_base_url}")
+
+    try:
+        client = Client(base_url=normalized_base_url)
+    except TypeError:
+        logging.warning("⚠️ Your atproto Client does not accept base_url in constructor. Falling back.")
+        client = Client()
+        try:
+            if hasattr(client, "base_url"):
+                client.base_url = normalized_base_url
+            elif hasattr(client, "_base_url"):
+                client._base_url = normalized_base_url
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.warning(f"⚠️ Could not apply custom base URL cleanly: {e}")
+
+    client.login(handle, password)
+    return client
+
+
 # --- Local State Management ---
 def default_state():
     return {
@@ -1031,8 +1059,11 @@ def sync_feeds(args):
             logging.warning("⚠️ No tweets found or failed to fetch. Skipping Bluesky sync for this cycle.")
             return
 
-        bsky_client = Client()
-        bsky_client.login(args.bsky_handle, args.bsky_password)
+        bsky_client = create_bsky_client(
+            args.bsky_base_url,
+            args.bsky_handle,
+            args.bsky_password
+        )
 
         recent_bsky_posts = get_recent_bsky_posts(
             bsky_client,
@@ -1258,6 +1289,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--twitter-handle", help="The Twitter account to scrape")
     parser.add_argument("--bsky-handle", help="Your Bluesky handle")
     parser.add_argument("--bsky-password", help="Your Bluesky app password")
+    parser.add_argument("--bsky-base-url", help="Bluesky/ATProto PDS base URL, e.g. https://eurosky.social")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -1267,6 +1299,7 @@ def main():
     args.bsky_handle = args.bsky_handle or os.getenv("BSKY_HANDLE")
     args.bsky_password = args.bsky_password or os.getenv("BSKY_APP_PASSWORD")
     args.twitter_handle = args.twitter_handle or os.getenv("TWITTER_HANDLE") or args.twitter_username
+    args.bsky_base_url = args.bsky_base_url if args.bsky_base_url else DEFAULT_BSKY_BASE_URL
 
     missing_args = []
     if not args.twitter_username:
@@ -1283,9 +1316,10 @@ def main():
         return
 
     logging.info(f"🤖 Bot started. Will check @{args.twitter_handle}")
+    logging.info(f"🌍 Posting destination base URL: {args.bsky_base_url}")
     sync_feeds(args)
     logging.info("🤖 Bot finished.")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    main()
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