Obviously if public the material would be important. But private, only over ssh or vpn? Free internet, power, and backup!
What specifically are you attempting to achieve, because right now, what little you have shared sends up red flags and rings the alarm bells … loudly.
I have a server in my school office. I currently only use it to backup important files. I am asking if running public or private containers on it would be safe and acceptable.
If authorized by the school IT department and policy, yes. Ask them, not us.
Using public property for private usage likely fall on the bad side of acceptable use policies.
It is my own device, but yes utilities and security is their own.
If you are so sure of your indemnity because it’s “your device”, why are you asking on Lemmy?
because discussing such projects in self hosting is fun and why we are here. I wanted to hear what others thought. Ie we are in a forum.
Don’t be flippant.
This is like going to a car enthusiast forum and asking “any potential problems with driving a car that may or may not be stolen?”
You have indicated that you’re aware of the potential repercussions of running a personal project in a publicly-funded environment.You’ve already been told that this is unethical everywhere and illegal in many places.
