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Do you have any advice, recommendations, and/or tips for someone wanting to host a public/non-personal Lemmy instance? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Topics could include (this list is not intending to be exhaustive — if you think something is relevant, then please don't hesitate to share it):

Moderation
Handling of illegal content
Server structure (system requirements, configs, layouts, etc.)
Community transparency/communication
Server maintenance (updates, scaling, etc.)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Also, most hosts have WhoIs and ICANN registrations for Domains, but you still need a domain regardless.

I'm not sure exactly what you are referring to. I don't exactly follow how the VPS provider would have any privileged insight into one's domain registration.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I'm saying if you payed for a service to host your instance remotely. The domain, the site pages, the the database, everything. Then, everything on the domain would be tied to your person and the service providers have a certain power over your instance aside from just turning off your domain. There are more options to not list or to delist from the WhoIs registry for simple domain purchases.

I just have trust issues, you don't need to mind my crazy ramblings.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I just have trust issues, you don’t need to mind my crazy ramblings.

Concerns about privacy and anonymity are perfectly valid. Ideally, I would want my involvement in a venture like this to be completely anonymous, but there are practical limitations (generally limited by how much added complexity/added risk one wants to put up with).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I’m saying if you payed for a service to host your instance remotely. The domain, the site pages, the the database, everything. Then, everything on the domain would be tied to your person and the service providers have a certain power over your instance aside from just turning off your domain.

Ah, okay, I was under the assumption that the domain was purchased through a separate, independent provider, rather than through the same provider as that of the VPS.