I want to self host a suite of services and make them public.
What kind of services? Well, all kinds. Matrix, lemmy, bookwyrm, and I may think of others in the future.
The problem? I don’t even know where to begin from a legal stand point. Not only that, I am a barely legal immigrant (vulnerable to deportation) from a country that is not very liked by the gov. I am afraid to put myself in a vulnerable position and get more trouble than the typical US citizen.
Is there a reasonable way to be able to self host public services without legal trouble? Is there a resource I can follow for best practices to avoid issues?
You can host overseas and use a proxy for hosting. I mostly don’t worry about it though because I don’t do anything illegal.
I don’t plan on doing anything illegal myself, but apparently that’s not enough.
Where overseas can I be free of legal issues? Can you elaborate on what you mean by using a proxy for hosting?
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He’s talking about user generated content from other users.
Assuming you are in the US legally you won’t have issues. If your illegal that’s a different story and you are going to be in trouble regardless